Windows 10: Zip file in File Explorer

Discus and support Zip file in File Explorer in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; Hi I try to open a zip file in "File Explorer/Windows 10" with double click on, but it is no working. I'm trying with right mouse click to “extract... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by DETOM, Aug 26, 2015.

  1. DETOM Win User

    Zip file in File Explorer


    Hi
    I try to open a zip file in "File Explorer/Windows 10" with double click on, but it is no working. I'm trying with right mouse click to “extract all”, and I have got the error:

    Windows cannot complete the extraction
    The compressed zipper Folder XXX is invalid

    any idea?
    THX
    T

    :)
     
    DETOM, Aug 26, 2015
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    File Explorer, Aug 26, 2015
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  3. neilpzz Win User
    I no longer have winzip on my computer. How can I unzip a file?

    If it's a standard zip file then File Explorer can open the zip file. (just double click the zip file)

    Otherwise you could try 7-Zip
    http://www.7-zip.org/
     
    neilpzz, Aug 26, 2015
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  4. Joergi Win User

    Zip file in File Explorer

    Sounds like your zip archive is broken.

    Does it work with other zip archives?

    Does it work when you copy a broken file to another PC? Can you then extract that file there?
     
    Joergi, Aug 26, 2015
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  5. DETOM Win User
    >Sounds like your zip archive is broken.
    The zip file is fine and I can open it in Windows 7, but I think, it is some issues with windows 10
     
    DETOM, Aug 26, 2015
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  6. Joergi Win User
    Joergi, Aug 28, 2015
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  7. Brink
    Brink New Member
    Hello Tom, *Smile

    If you like, see if downloading and merging the .reg file for the listed zip option in OPTION TWO of the tutorial below may be able to help. It will restore the default associations and registry entries for Zip files.

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8...dows-10-a.html
     
    Brink, Aug 28, 2015
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  8. Zip file in File Explorer

    I'm having this exact same issue. Not only do I get the "invalid file" error, but I also cannot simply double click on the zips to view them. This is an issue on ALL zips that are on my PC, including ones that I've downloaded previously and obviously was able to extract as I'm a little lazy in cleaning up the uncompressed directories. It's not a file association issue, as they show up correctly as "Compressed (zipped) Folder" in Properties, and I've already ran the assoc command to be sure. These files open just fine in 7zip. I started noticing this around a week or so ago and am out of ideas.
     
    tonglebeak, Sep 6, 2015
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  9. shimshom Win User
    Have you tried any of the free compression software like 7-Zip
     
    shimshom, Sep 6, 2015
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  10. As stated in my post, these zips work fine in 7zip. However, that is a workaround and not a fix.

    To take this a step further: the native zip utility works fine (Right click->Send to->Compressed Folder). The files zip up just fine and can be extracted by 7zip, but still cannot be extracted by the native client.
     
    tonglebeak, Sep 6, 2015
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  11. tonglebeak, Apr 4, 2018
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