Open a Zip File on Your Computer or Mobile Phone
If you’ve ever gotten a mail with a rar or zip file attached, and not been sure how to open it, then this guide can help clear up your doubts. Zip files in windows are just like folders, so double-clicking on a zip file is the easiest way to open it. Then, you can move files in and out of the zip file. Opening individual files is easy and simple as if they were in a folder. Even if you know how to open them on your computer, you might find it a little more difficult on your phone or tablet, but with the right software, it’s easy to do, no matter what device you’re using. Read on to find out the easiest way to unpack a zip file:
Windows
To open a zip file in windows:
Double-click on the zip file you want to open.
The zip file will open just like you open a folder. You can also double-click to open any file in it.
Right-click the zip file if you want to extract the files in it.
Select Extract All to a destination folder.
If the zip file can’t open then you probably need a compression utility for specific formats, such as CAB, JAR. Specialized compression utilities can decompress files from different archive formats within less time.
For example, Tzip is a permanently free compression software that you required to extract ZIP files. The main decompression formats that Tzip supports covering all the popular archive file formats such as RAR, ZIP, CAB, JAR, ISO, 7z, ARC.
To open a zip file with TZip:
Right-click the zip file if you want to extract the files in it.
In the menu, select Extract to or Extract to xxx.zip.
You can view the current default folder where the zip file will be extracted.
Click Extract. Your zip file will be extracted in a very short time.
Extracting any compressed file type becomes quick and simple with Tzip that enables you extract from popular formats such as Zip, JAR files as well as RAR files, and even some other formats you have never known.
Tzip also automatically recognizes and picks the most appropriate method to zip and unzip files for you.
iOS
Due to iOS’s restrictions on access to the file system, opening compressed files is not straightforward. Most apps will ask you to pay for access to cloud storage services such as Dropbox. However, there are ad-supported free apps such as Zip & RAR File Extractor Free that let you open compressed files. Here’s how to do it.
1) Open the app which has your rar file. If it was sent over email, then open the email app. If it is in a cloud storage app, then open that.
2) Tap the zip or rar file you want to open.
3) Depending on the app, you will either see a menu pop up, asking you which app you want to open the file with, or you will see an error saying the app can’t open the file.
4) If you see the latter, hit the share button (a box with an arrow pointing upward).
5) This will show you the menu mentioned in step 3. Here, select Open in Zip Extractor to open your compressed file.
6) Tap Extract to see the files that were in the rar file.
Android
Extracting compressed files is very easy on Android. Here’s how you can do that quickly.
1) Install the free RAR for Android app.
2) Open the app and navigate to the folder that has your rar file. To find your SD card, tap the “three books” icon on the top-left.
3) Once you’ve found the rar file, simply tap on it to open it.
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