{"id":14028,"date":"2017-05-13T14:49:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T09:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=14028"},"modified":"2017-05-13T14:49:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-13T09:19:53","slug":"extract-zip-files-chromebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/extract-zip-files-chromebook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Extract ZIP Files in Chromebook"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Extract ZIP Files in Chromebook – Google\u2019s Chrome OS might work fantastic as an operating system designed for paintings and plug and play environment but the platform lacks some essential capabilities. If you are a Chromebook user, you should have noticed that the OS does not characteristic a choice to extract ZIP files. Actually, there’s a manner to extract or unzip ZIP files in Chrome OS however it\u2019s not as simple because the \u201cExtract All\u201d button that we\u2019ve come to expect from unique laptop platforms.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

Along with a native way, there are other ways as well to extract compressed files in Chrome OS. So, without any further ado,\u00a0here\u2019s how to extract ZIP files in Chrome OS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using the Files App<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

As we mentioned, there\u2019s no choice to right-click on a ZIP file and extract its contents to a new folder in Chrome OS. However, one more way to get the extracted files in a Chromebook. Here\u2019s how it goes:<\/p>\n

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  • When you open a\u00a0ZIP folder or file in Chrome OS, it opens up as if it\u2019s mounted. Basically,the Files app opens up a ZIP file like an external drive<\/strong>, thus it opens up in\u00a0an individual tab in the left pane of the Files app. Since the file is mounted, its contents are shown in extracted form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    \"How<\/p>\n

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    • Once the ZIP file is mounted,create a\u00a0new folder<\/strong>, where you\u2019d like the contents of the ZIP file to be saved<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \"How<\/p>\n

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      • Once done,copy the contents from the\u00a0mounted ZIP file<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0paste it in the new folder<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>you just created.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \"How<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

        That\u2019s it!\u00a0Whilst\u00a0you have to\u00a0do\u00a0things\u00a0manually here, it\u2019s a\u00a0quite\u00a0clean\u00a0process.\u00a0However, this\u00a0method\u00a0works\u00a0only\u00a0for .ZIP and .RAR\u00a0files.\u00a0If you\u00a0want\u00a0to extract\u00a0documents\u00a0in\u00a0different\u00a0compressed\u00a0formats\u00a0like 7Z, TAR, RPM, ISO, PAX, CPIO, CAB, AR, DEB\u00a0and many others.,\u00a0you could\u00a0try\u00a0out the\u00a0loose\u00a0Chrome application \u201cwicked good\u00a0Unarchiver\u201c, which\u00a0lets you\u00a0mount all ZIP\u00a0document\u00a0formats\u00a0in the\u00a0documents\u00a0app on Chrome OS.\u00a0As soon as\u00a0the application mounts\u00a0those\u00a0files,\u00a0you can\u00a0then use the aforementioned steps without problems\u00a0to extract them into\u00a0some other\u00a0folder.<\/p>\n

        Using\u00a0Zip Extractor or ZipShare<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

        In case you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0like the\u00a0local\u00a0approach\u00a0in Chrome OS to extract ZIP\u00a0files,\u00a0you could\u00a0use an application to get it\u00a0carried out\u00a0for you.\u00a0While\u00a0are\u00a0numerous\u00a0apps for\u00a0windows\u00a0& Mac that unzip\u00a0files, the Chrome OS\u00a0net\u00a0store\u00a0is\u00a0quite\u00a0lacking\u00a0in this front. The\u00a0only\u00a0application\u00a0really worth\u00a0a\u00a0mention\u00a0is ZIP Extractor, which isn\u2019t even an application\u00a0per\u00a0sec.<\/p>\n

        The ZIP Extractor application takes you to\u00a0a web tool, that\u00a0lets you\u00a0add\u00a0files\u00a0from your\u00a0Chromebook or Google\u00a0drive\u00a0and extracts\u00a0these\u00a0documents\u00a0to Google drive,\u00a0so that you\u00a0can\u00a0access them\u00a0without difficulty\u00a0on your\u00a0Chromebook.\u00a0You will\u00a0first\u00a0have to\u00a0authorize the application\u00a0via\u00a0your Google account to get the decompressed\u00a0files\u00a0in your\u00a0Google\u00a0drive.<\/p>\n

        \"How<\/p>\n

        You\u00a0have to\u00a0be\u00a0wondering\u00a0that if it takes you to\u00a0a web\u00a0device, why\u00a0not\u00a0use\u00a0another\u00a0device\u00a0from the\u00a0web?\u00a0Well, that\u2019s\u00a0due to the fact\u00a0the app integrates itself in to Chrome OS. The ZIPs\u00a0stored\u00a0in Google\u00a0drive\u00a0could have\u00a0ZIP Extractor as a\u00a0choice\u00a0within the\u00a0\u201cOpen\u201d menu.\u00a0You may\u00a0additionally\u00a0set ZIP Extractor\u00a0as the\u00a0default application\u00a0to handle\u00a0ZIP\u00a0files. Having\u00a0said\u00a0that, the ZIP Extractor\u00a0web tool\u00a0may be\u00a0a bit\u00a0unreliable at\u00a0instances, as in our\u00a0testing, it did fail\u00a0while\u00a0we uploaded a\u00a0massive\u00a0ZIP\u00a0file.\u00a0If you\u00a0want\u00a0a\u00a0greater\u00a0dependable\u00a0web tool,\u00a0you could\u00a0additionally\u00a0check\u00a0out ZIPShare<\/strong>, which\u00a0lets you\u00a0upload\u00a0ZIP\u00a0documents\u00a0up to\u00a0500 MB in its\u00a0free\u00a0version. For even\u00a0larger\u00a0ZIP\u00a0file support,\u00a0you can\u00a0get its\u00a0monthly\u00a0subscription\u00a0starting\u00a0at $9.95\/month.<\/p>\n

        \"How<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

        How to ZIP files in Chrome OS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

        Well, you can use the aforementioned ways to extract ZIP files in Chrome OS. However, if you have been wanting to compress files in Chrome OS, you can just\u00a0right click on a file or folder<\/strong>\u00a0and hit the \u201cZip Selection<\/strong>\u201d option. Then, the file or folder will be compressed in a few minutes. Pretty easy, right?<\/p>\n

        \"How<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        How to Extract ZIP Files in Chromebook – PC – Google\u2019s Chrome OS might work fantastic as an operating system designed for paintings and plug and play<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5739],"tags":[41898,41903,41901,41926,41911,41929,41930,41924,41905,41919,41921,41917,41907,41935,41912,41902,41915,41906,41909,41899,41923,41932,41922,41933,41931,41913,41897,41936,41920,41916,41934,41904,41900,41914,6565,41908,41927,41910,41918,41937,41925,6569,41928],"class_list":["post-14028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","tag-7zip-chromebook","tag-an-operation-is-taking-longer-than-expected-chromebook","tag-best-zip-extractor-for-chromebook","tag-chrome-extractor","tag-chromebook-zip-extractor","tag-download-file-extractor","tag-download-zip-extractor","tag-email-extractor-chrome","tag-extract-rar-files-online","tag-extract-rar-online","tag-extract-zip","tag-extract-zip-file-online","tag-extract-zip-files","tag-extract-zip-online","tag-file-extractor","tag-file-manager-chromebook","tag-free-extractor","tag-free-zip-extractor","tag-free-zip-file-extractor","tag-google-drive-zip-files","tag-google-extractor","tag-how-to-extract-a-file","tag-how-to-extract-a-zip-file","tag-how-to-extract-files","tag-how-to-extract-rar-file-online","tag-how-to-extract-zip-file","tag-how-to-open-file-manager-on-chromebook","tag-online-extract-rar","tag-online-extract-rar-file","tag-online-zip-extractor","tag-online-zip-file-extractor","tag-the-archive-is-already-mounted","tag-wicked-good-unarchiver","tag-winzip-extractor","tag-zip-extractor","tag-zip-extractor-chromebook","tag-zip-extractor-download","tag-zip-extractor-free","tag-zip-extractor-free-download","tag-zip-extractor-google-drive","tag-zip-extractor-online","tag-zip-file-extractor","tag-zip-file-extractor-online"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}