Extracting files from an archive

Extracting files from archives using CuteZIP should feel intuitive since the CuteZIP interface resembles and behaves the same as Windows Explorer. Files can be extracted from archives by double-clicking on the archive, using CuteZIP’s Menu bar or Toolbar, or by right-clicking on the archive.
 

Double-Clicking

  1. Double-click on the archive you wish to open
  2. CuteZIP will automatically launch as long as you have the archive type associated with CuteZIP.
  3. The contents of the archive will appear in the Archive Window.
  4. Drag-and-drop or Copy and Paste the files from the Archive Window to a Windows folder or to your deskop.
 

Using the Menu bar/Toolbar

  1. Select File > Open Archive from the Menu bar, or click the Open button on the Toolbar.
  2. The contents will appear in the Archive Window.
  3. Drag-and-drop or Copy and Paste the files from the Archive Window as you normally would from a Windows folder.
 
 

Clicking the Extract button on the Toolbar

  1. Open an archive by clicking the File > Open Archive or clicking the Open button on the Toolbar..
  2. Click the Extract button on the Toolbar.
  3. The Extract Archive to... dialog box will appear. Choose where to extract the archive.
  4. Press the Extract button in the dialog box.
 
 

Installing Applications Embedded in an Archive

CuteZIP allows you to install programs that are embedded archives without uncompressing the archive first. If a Setup.exe is present in the archive, then perform the following:
  1. Choose Tools > Install from the Menu bar or click the Install button on the Toolbar
  2. The embedded Setup program will begin running and allow for installation.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions for the Setup application.
 

Right-click Integration

Right-clicking on an archive will allow you to use the features available in Shell Options. These features can be used to create archives or extract files from archives.
When right-clicking on an archive associated with CuteZIP (ZIP and CAB files), the following options are available in the popup menu:

Bullet.gif Extract {current directory}: Extracts all files to the current folder

Bullet.gif Extract to {current directory + name of file}: Extracts files to the current directory and in to a folder with the same name as the archive

Bullet.gif Extract to...: Prompts for the extract location

Bullet.gif Convert to > Converts an archive to a different format.

Bullet.gif Extract to > {history}: Shows list of previously used directories to extract archive.

 

Note

Multiple files may be selected before right-clicking. This allows more than one archive to be extracted at a time.