One of the best ways to share multiple files at once is to compress them into a folder. Compressing multiple files into one folder not only makes file transfers cleaner, but also saves you storage space. By compressing a file, you can compress the original size of the file and pack all the files together. Since there is no data loss in this process it is called the ‘lossless data compression’ option.
Previously, if you received a ZIP file on your PC, you would have to resort to a third-party tool to open it. One of the popular third-party tools is WinZip. However, if you have a PC running Windows 10 or 11, you can easily compress and decompress the ZIP file. Here’s how to do it without any third-party apps:
Extract files with File Explorer
Windows File Explorer provides a convenient way to access files and locations on your PC. Through File Explorer, you can also open ZIP files. Here’s how to do so:
Step 1: Press the Start button and type Data management program to search for apps.
Step 2: From the results that appear, click on the File Explorer application to open it.
Step 3: Navigate to the ZIP file using the location folder on the left side of File Explorer.
Step 4: Right click on the ZIP File to launch the menu.
Step 5: From the options, click Open with Windows Explorer.
Step 6: At the top of Ribbon File Explorer, click Extract All to launch a window.
Step 7: From the window, choose a storage place for the extracted files by clicking Browse.
Step 8: Click Extract after selecting your file destination.
Your files are now easily accessible in a new folder, in the location you choose.
Unzip the file using the command prompt
You can take the help of Command Prompt to extract files on your PC. To do that, type the correct instruction in the command line and run it. Here’s how to do so:
Step 1: Click the Start button and type Data management program to search for apps.
Step 2: From the results that appear, click on the File Explorer application to open it.
Step 3: Navigate to the ZIP file using the location folder on the left side of File Explorer.
Step 4: Click on the ZIP file and click on the address bar showing the folder where your files are located.
Step 5: Enter cmd in the address bar and press Enter to launch the Command Prompt.
Step 6: When the Command Prompt window appears, type the following and press Enter.
filename tar -xf.ZIP
‘Filename’ should be the actual name of your ZIP folder. If your filename has spaces, enclose it in double quotes, i.e. tar -xf “filename.ZIP” in the command.
Step 7: Press Enter on the keyboard to run the command.
The extracted files will now be in the same location as the zip file.
Extract files using PowerShell
PowerShell works similar to the Command Prompt in the sense that you can enter commands to start certain tasks. Here’s how to extract files on Windows 11 using PowerShell.
Step 1: Press the Start button and type Data management program to search for apps.
Step 2: From the results that appear, click on the File Explorer application to open it.
Step 3: Navigate to the ZIP file using the location folder on the left side of File Explorer.
Step 4: Click on the ZIP file and on the Ribbon at the top of File Explorer, click Copy Path.
Step 5: Click on the Start button and type PowerShell to search for apps.
Step 6: From the results, click Run as Administrator next to the PowerShell app to open it.
Step 7: In the PowerShell app, type the following:
Expand-Storage-Path
Step 8: Paste the copied path from File Explorer after the command. Press Enter on your keyboard to run the command.
Extract text from images on Windows 11
In addition to using Windows 11 built-in features and applications to open ZIP files, you can also extract text from images. You can do this using a built-in app like OneNote or an external app like Google Drive.
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