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title: "Extracting files from a split zip volume using 7-Zip"
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# Extracting files from a split zip volume using 7-Zip

## Prerequisites

1. An archiving tool* that supports multi-part zips, such as:
  - 7-Zip - [https://www.7-zip.org](https://www.7-zip.org) - [free]
  - WinZip [http://www.winzip.com](http://www.winzip.com) - [paid]
  - WinRAR [http://www.rarlab.com](http://www.rarlab.com) - [paid]
2. All parts downloaded in their entirety and stored in the same folder.
3. Sufficient disk space to extract the files.

**Windows and Mac OS’s default compression tools do not support the multi-part archive format.*

### Step 1: Ensure all parts of the zip are saved in the same folder

Some multi-part zips will *only* be comprised of archives ending in a **.zip.###** extension:

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/extracting-files-from-a-split-zip-volume-using-7-zip-image-7ks9uex1.png)

Others may include one whole zip archive and additional splits with a **.z##** extension:

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/extracting-files-from-a-split-zip-volume-using-7-zip-image-1ib622r6.png)

### Step 2: Select the first split zip in the list and "Extract to *\" using 7-Zip

With [7-Zip installed](https://www.7-zip.org/), right-click on the first file in the list and extract to a new folder:

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/extracting-files-from-a-split-zip-volume-using-7-zip-image-vh0llydg.png)

**⚠️ This process may vary slightly if not using 7-Zip.**

### Step 3: Compress the combined, extracted files into a single zip archive

Before uploading to Logikcull, the combined and extracted files must be re-zipped into a new archive.

Right-click on the newly created folder and click "**Add to *.zip**" from the 7-Zip menu:

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/3e21d801-ca9f-4c51-93db-9cbd32741f3d/Images/Documentation/extracting-files-from-a-split-zip-volume-using-7-zip-image-we0ph7b2.png)

## 💡 Tips for downloading and extracting large split zip archives 💡

- Depending on your network connection, we recommend downloading two parts at a time.
- Verify that all parts are downloaded in their entirety **and are stored in the same folder** prior to extracting. Failure to do so may result in errors.
- Avoid renaming folders, files, and changing extensions in multi-part archives.
- Confirm that you have sufficient disk space on your local or external hard drive before extraction.
- If the device the files are being extracted to is formatted FAT32, we recommend formatting as exFAT to avoid file system size limitations with FAT32.