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Extract multiple 7Z RAR TAR ZIP files at once






Extract 7Z RAR TAR ZIP files


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Single pass, serial, recursive batch extraction of 7Z RAR TAR ZIP files and folders of archives

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How to batch extract single or multiple 7Z RAR TAR ZIP ZIPX archives



Archive formats supported for extraction


PeaZip provides read support - open, browse, decompress / extract - for over 200 types of archives, compressed files, or containers, including: 7z, apk, bz2, gz, tar, zip, zipx, arj, cab, chm, cpio, deb, lzh, lha, rar, rpm, z, iso, Java (jar, ear, war), xpi, wim, u3p, lzma, udf, dmg, swm, Open Office / Libre Office (ods, ots, odm, oth, oxt, odb, odf, odg, otg, odp, otp, odt, ott), Microsoft Office (doc, dot, xls, xlt, ppt, pps, pot, docx, dotx, xlsx, xltx), Flash (swf, flv), quad, balz, bcm, zpaq, paq*, lpaq*, ace, arc, pea and more...
PeaZip can extract RAR files free (even new RAR5 standard), out of the box, without requiring installation of additional packages or pulg-ins.
ZIPX files are read/write supported by PeaZip archiver utility, but when extracting a ZIPX archive please remember it may contain filest compressed with newer (or even proprietary) algorithms not yet supported by PeaZip, as ZIPX standard is subject to constant development from WinZip company.


Extract all archives in a folder


If a folder of archives is selected for extraction procedure, the application will scan it (recursively, including sub-folders) for detecting archive files of supported types, to be listed for batch extraction in a single pass.
All archive files contained in the selected folder will consequently be added to the extraction list layout.


How to extract one or more archives


To extract the entire content of a single or multiple archives at once, even of various types:

Start extraction from the system's file explorer

  • Select one or more archive files and use context menu entry "Extract..." to display full extraction screen GUI, which allows to set output path, password, and other options explained below, for the archive or the group of archives

  • Select one or more archives and use context menu extraction entry Extract here, Extract here (smart) or Extract here (to new folder) for directly extract archive(s) with no further confirmation to current directory - "Extract here (smart)" uses "Smart new folder" parameter, which automatically decide if a new root folder is needed.

Start extraction from PeaZip main application

  • Selecting an archive, or a group of archives, Extract button shows full featured archive extraction screen providing access to all options (password, set output path, open output path after extraction, keep or delete original archives, etc)

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  • On the right of Extract button, the dropdown context menu  shows Extract all to... (asks only for output path), Extract here, and direct extraction to relevant folders - desktop, documents, favorites...

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Hint: in Options > Settings > Archive manager page, Extraction group it is possible to set how file extraction works internally, flagging or unflagging the option "Interactive extraction, extract then move to destination".

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Extract to temporary work folder and then move to destination (option)


When extract then move to destination option is on (extraction tab), archive extraction is a two-step process extracting content to the temporary work path (which can be set from Options Settings > General page) then moving extracted content to intended output destination, interactively asking to user to overwrite existing files if needed.
When interactive extraction option is off, the extraction is performed directly toward output destination, and naming conflict policy automatically resolves issues with existing files without needing user's feedback - for this reason, it is recommended for batch tasks, and this mode of operation is automatically applied whenever an extraction task is exported as console script, from Console tab.


Archive extraction options


In the top part of the application window, PeaZip provides a file explorer control showing the list of input archive files (single one or multiple) queued to be unpacked (extraction layout): rightclick on it for context menu to further edit the list, and for showing other input-related options.
To extract and merge spanned (split) archive files it is needed to save all the parts (usually .001, .002, etc) in the same directory, and to send the first part to extraction (usually with extension .001, .R01, Z01...).
The entire content of the archive(s) queued for extraction will be saved to output path.

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Input area context menu features entries to add files & folders to extraction list, drag to application from search results, open bookmarked & recently visited paths, add bookmarked and recently used files, load and save layout, and more...
Same menu is replicated clickingon the hamburger icon in the top right corner of the application's window.


Advanced extraction options

Above input layout area, below application's main menu, it is featured the extraction tab bar.
Advanced tab provides more features - as attempt extraction of non-archive extensions, extract to relative, absolute or full paths (including drive letter).


Script and schedule extraction of archives


Console and Schedule tabs can fine tune task definition beyond GUI capabilities, and save / schedule the task in the form of command line script, i.e. for syntax learning purpose, or for later unattended use as batch script.


Set output path for extraction


In the bottom area of the form is featured Output group, that allows to select extraction directory (default: current folder); on the left of the address box, the arrow button popup a navigation menu similar to the one featured in file manager, to speed up the selection of most frequently used paths.

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On the right of Output field it is featured Enter password / keyfile button (padlock icon) to set the decryption password, if needed for extraction of encrypted archives.

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Dropdown option menus features output options for 7z / p7zip backend, that is used to support most common file formats


Skip or overwrite existing files on extraction
  • Policy for handling naming conflicts
    • Skip existing files assure files on disk will not be affected, conflicting objects will not be extracted from the archive (default)
    • Auto rename extracted files assign a new unique name to objects being extracted from the archive each time a naming conflict is encountered; that policy assures that pre-existing objects on disk will keep their original names
    • Auto rename existing files extracted objects get the desired name, conflicting pre-existing objects are renamed with a new unique name
    • Overwrite existing files make all conflicting pre-existing objects overwritten by extracted objects
    • Ask before overwriting (in console): no defined policy, the console will be shown alongside graphic process launcher allowing the user to decide interactively if overwriting or skipping files
  • Actions performed by the extraction routine: "Extract", default, extracts archived objects with paths, replicating the directory structure of the input data, "Extract (without path)" decompress files to a flat structure, and “List” or "Test".

Extraction options group

Checkboxes can set following options:
  • Delete archives after extraction removes original archives after extraction proces, if checked shows deletion options: move to recycle bin, quick delete (files are deleted without being moved to recycle bin), zero delete (data overwritten by 0s), secure delete (multi-pass overwriting of data)
  • Extract in new folder triggers extraction to a fresh new folder, avoiding possible naming conflicts
  • Extract to original path perform extraction of each archive in its original input path
  • Open output path when task completes automatically open the output directory where the archive was extracted to
  • Smart new folder prevents multiple unexpected items being extracted to destination ("tarbomb"-like effect): automatically extracts to new folder, if the new folder contains a single object (file or directory) content is copied outside and the extra folder is removed (removing extra folder layer and preserving original names of archived folders), if copying the content outside the new folder fails, the content is kept in the new folder
The status bar contains, on the left, information of free space on current output disk, and input size, and on the right OK and Cancel buttons.
Cancelling an operation also means discarding changes in option switches, while confirming with OK saves changes.

Learn more about how to use PeaZip archive manager utility to extract 7Z files, decompress Brotli files, decompress BZ2 files, decompress GZ files, extract PAQ, LPAQ, ZPAQ archives, extract TAR files (and compressed TAR formats, such as TBZ, TGZ, TXZ...), extract WIM files as they were "traditional" archives, extract ZIP files.


Synopsis: How to extract a single archive or multiple archives of mixed formats at once with PeaZip. Batch extraction options. Single pass, serial extraction of 7Z RAR TAR ZIP files. Recursive extraction of folders of archives (batch extract all archives in selected / current directory).

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