Extract Files in Windows using 7-Zip
7-Zip can also be used to extract files from a wide range of archive file formats. Since 7-Zip is available on Windows, one can open non-windows friendly archive format easily and seamlessly. This page guides you on how to extract files using 7-Zip in Windows operating system.
Initiate The Extraction Sequences
Once you have your acrhive file, you can initialize the 7-Zip extraction sequences. To do that:
- Right click on your archived file (e.g.
name.zip
orname.tar.gz
). - Select 7-Zip.
- If you’re unsure, just select “Extract Here” so that it places the extracted files next to the archived file.
Input Password When Prompted
Certain archived file are encrypted in nature. Hence, should 7-Zip detects one, you will need to supply the password when prompted. Otherwise, you can skip this step.
Validate Extracted Output
Upon successful extraction, before selecting any of the files, you should validate it by using anti-malware solution to scan through every files.
Once your anti-malware reported safe, you then will be able to use them safely.
Epilogue
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