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=How to Dearchive an archive file=
==How to Extract the files from an archive file==
If you have just downloaded an install or large upgrade file from the SMF [http://download.simplemachines.org Downloads] page, you want to get the files out of it so you can use it.  The .zip file is probably going to be easy to use on any desktop computer you are using.  Windows PCs come with an unzipper built in. To use it, simply right-click on the .zip file, and choose "extract all" from the pop-up menu.  You will see a dialog box telling you where the files are going to wind up.  Make sure they go into a new directory with the same name as the zip file, because  when you hit the '''Extract''' button, you'll have all of those files unzipped, unpacked, extracted, dearchived from that zip file exactly where that little box tells them to go.


If you are not planning to use the Windows built-in unzipper, you'll need to choose another archive manager that can handle standard zip files.  Learning to use it should be pretty simple. Always make sure that you are happy about where the program is planning to put the unzipped files, so they are neatly stored in a subdirectory rather than mixed in with other files.
If you have just downloaded an install or large upgrade file from the SMF [http://download.simplemachines.org Downloads] page, you need to extract the files from it so you can use it.  The .zip file is probably going to be easy to use on any desktop computer you are using.  Modern versions of Windows have the ability to open zip archive files, just like a folder. You can either right-click on the .zip file and choose "extract all" from the pop-up menu, or open the file, like any other folder, and copy or move the contents out of the archive and into another folder on your hard drive.  If you choose to right click, The system will ask you where you want to drop the extracted files.  Make sure they go into an empty directory, in a location that you can find, because, when you click the '''Extract''' button,  all of the files will be extracted from the zip file in that directory.
 
If you are not planning to use the basic Windows archive handling feature, you will need to choose another archive manager that can handle standard zip files.  Always make sure that you are happy about where the program is planning to put the unzipped files, so that they are neatly stored in a subdirectory, rather than mixed in with other files.
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 24 March 2014

How to Extract the files from an archive file

If you have just downloaded an install or large upgrade file from the SMF Downloads page, you need to extract the files from it so you can use it. The .zip file is probably going to be easy to use on any desktop computer you are using. Modern versions of Windows have the ability to open zip archive files, just like a folder. You can either right-click on the .zip file and choose "extract all" from the pop-up menu, or open the file, like any other folder, and copy or move the contents out of the archive and into another folder on your hard drive. If you choose to right click, The system will ask you where you want to drop the extracted files. Make sure they go into an empty directory, in a location that you can find, because, when you click the Extract button, all of the files will be extracted from the zip file in that directory.

If you are not planning to use the basic Windows archive handling feature, you will need to choose another archive manager that can handle standard zip files. Always make sure that you are happy about where the program is planning to put the unzipped files, so that they are neatly stored in a subdirectory, rather than mixed in with other files.



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