Extracting Files From an Archive

General Information

For introductory information, please see the section entitled "Brief Tutorial - Extracting Files".

There are several other ways to extract files from an archive:

• Directly from Windows Explorer, as described in the section entitled "Windows Shell Integration".
• By using the Drag and Drop interface.
• By using PowerArchiver's Install feature; if the archive contains SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE, PowerArchiver will automatically extract its contents into a temporary directory, run the installer and then remove the temporary files.
• By using the CheckOut feature.
• You can also extract multiple files with PowerArchiver using the Multi-Extract Tool.

To extract files from a currently opened archive, use the "Extract" button on the toolbar or select "Extract..." from the "Actions" menu. The Extract dialog box will be displayed to extract files to a destination of your choice.

PowerArchiver extracts files from opened archive to the folder specified in the "Extract to:" field.  You can specify this folder in several ways:

• Select a folder and drive in the "Folders/drives:" list box
• Type a folder name directly in the "Extract to:" field (if the folder does not exist, it will be created once you click on "Extract")
• If you pull down the "Extract to:" combo box, you will be able to select a location from a list of previous "Extract to:" folders
• If you want to create a new folder, simply press the "New Folder..." button and type the desired name (it will then be auto-selected as your "Extract To" location)

Files

• "Selected files" - extracts only files that are selected in the main PowerArchiver window. The option is disabled if no files are selected.
• "All files" - extracts all files within the archive (this is default option when no files are selected).
• "Files:" - allows you to specify which files to extract using their file names (you can use standard wildcards, so by using "*.html" you can extract all .html files in the opened archive).

Options

• "Overwrite Existing Files" - forces PowerArchiver to overwrite all existing files without prompting user for confirmation.
• "Do not extract pathnames" - makes PowerArchiver ignore path information that is stored in the archive. By default, this option is left unchecked. We recommend you to use it only if you know exactly what are you doing.
• "Open folder after extracting" -  when checked, opens the folder that you extracted to when extraction is complete.
• "New Folder..." - allows you to create a new folder and automatically enters that new location into the "Extract To" field.

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