Zip File Question

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 11-19-2010, 06:42 PM

Figured i'd ask here. If I have something in a zip and I extract the files, is it possible in the future to used the zip file again to extract the files? Meaning if I delete the extracted files or they're lost?

Thanks!!

Moonliner · 11-19-2010, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

Figured i'd ask here. If I have something in a zip and I extract the files, is it possible in the future to used the zip file again to extract the files? Meaning if I delete the extracted files or they're lost?

Thanks!!

Extracting from a Zip file does not effect the zip file. You will be able to extract the same files later on.

Kevy Baby · 11-19-2010, 07:02 PM

I don't know if this is a setting, but I know on my computer, when I extract a Zip file (right-click on the Zip file and choose "Extract All..."), it leaves the original Zip file intact - I end up with both a Zip file and the decompressed file/folder. This process leaves the Zip file intact to be unarchived again in the future.

You can test whether this will work by creating a new folder and throwing COPIES of a couple of files into it, and Zip it. After that, Unzip it and see if the original Zip file is still there.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 11-19-2010, 07:05 PM

Awesome. Thanks!!

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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I don't know if this is a setting, but I know on my computer, when I extract a Zip file (right-click on the Zip file and choose "Extract All..."), it leaves the original Zip file intact - I end up with both a Zip file and the decompressed file/folder. This process leaves the Zip file intact to be unarchived again in the future. You can test whether this will work by creating a new folder and throwing COPIES of a couple of files into it, and Zip it. After that, Unzip it and see if the original Zip file is still there. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	Awesome. Thanks!!
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