Unzipping Selected Files

To unzip files from within WinZip®, you need to open the Zip file. The simplest method for unzipping selected files is to drag them from the Zip pane and drop them onto to a location in the Files pane or drag then out of the WinZip Mac window and drop them onto the desktop or into a folder in the Finder window. Alternatively, to unzip selected files in the open Zip file, select the files to be unzipped, then click on Unzip on the toolbar and select a destination or click on Unzip to My Mac or Unzip to Cloud (and select a destination) from the Actions menu.

Unzip to Files pane

  1. Where to Unzip: select the destination for the unzipped files in the Files pane. Then, simply drag file from the Zip pane to the Files pane. This can be a local folder, an iCloud locacation or a supported cloud service location. During unzipping, if a file being unzipped has the same name as a file in the destination location, a prompt will display requesting an action to take.
  2. Unzip button: when files are selected to be unzipped, the Zip pane selection bar shows a quick action Unzip botton. Selecting this button will unzip the selected files into the Files pane location. If the Files pane is in Source List mode, the Unzip button with show a menu to select a location.
Unzip to My Mac

  1. Unzip Sheet: when the Unzip icon or menu item is selected, the Unzip sheet slides down from the WinZip toolbar. You can select the options and destination for the unzipped files. Once the options have been set, click Unzip to unzip the files to the designated location.
  2. Save As: when a single file is being unzipped, the name of the file is shown. Edit the name to have it saved with a different name. If multiple files are being unzipped, the field displays the first few filenames. Renaming is not allowed when unzipping multiple files.
  3. Where to Unzip: select the destination for the unzipped files. The drop down displays the standard Mac locations plus a list of recent destinations from previous unzip operations. During unzipping, if a file being unzipped has the same name as a file in the destination location, a prompt will display requesting an action to take.
  4. What to Unzip: to unzip selected files, click on the Selected items button. This button is unavailable if there are no selected files in the open Zip file.
  5. Show Results: check Show unzipped files in Finder to have WinZip open a Finder window after unzipping showing the folder in which the files were unzipped.
Unzip to Cloud

Select a cloud storage service from the list of available services in WinZip.


  1. Unzip Sheet: when the Unzip to Cloud icon or menu item is selected, the Unzip sheet slides down from the WinZip toolbar. You can select the options and destination for the unzipped files. Once the options have been set, click Unzip to unzip the files to the designated location.
  2. Where to Unzip: select the destination for the unzipped files by selecting or navigating to a destination folder. During unzipping, if a file being unzipped has the same name as a file in the destination location, a prompt will display requesting an action to take.
  3. What to Unzip: to unzip selected files, click on the Selected items button. This button is unavailable if there are no selected files in the open Zip file.
Unzipping Encrypted Files

When unzipping an encrypted file, the password must be provided for the operation to continue. The following prompt is displayed:

Replace Existing File Prompt

During unzipping, if a file being unzipped has the same name as a file in the destination location, the following alert will display requesting an action to take.

  1. Possible Actions: when a file already exists in the destination location with the same name as the file being unzipped, the available options are Replace, to replace the existing file with the one being unzipped, Don't Replace, to skip unzipping the file and leave the destination file as is, or Stop, to stop the unzipping process. If it is possible that there will be multiple conflicts, check Apply to All and the chosen action will be repeated for each conflict encountered during the remainder of the unzip operation.
  2. Default Action: the default action is Stop. This ends the unzip operation and prevents accidental overwrites if the default action is accidentally chosen.