# unzipping multiple zipfiles

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-multiple-zipfiles/135114>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 3, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-multiple-zipfiles/135114 "2002-11-03T16:21:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-multiple-zipfiles/135114/1 "2002-11-03T16:21:40Z")

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In windows, How do I unzip a directory full of zipfiles so that the contents all go in one folder without unzipping them one at a time?

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2002, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-multiple-zipfiles/135114/2 "2002-11-03T16:26:00Z")

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Any command-line zip program should do it. I use [Info-Zip](http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/). After installing that, it’s as simple as typing “unzip \*.zip” in the command line.

If you are using another zip/unzip program and want to use that, you need to tell us what that program is.

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**Author:** ![Baraqiyal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-multiple-zipfiles/135114/3 "2002-11-03T18:53:35Z")

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Wolverine multi unzip works for me:

> **[Wolverine Multi-Unzip Free Download](https://www.softpile.com/Utilities/Compression/Review_05094_index.html/)**
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> allows you to simultaneously unzip multiple ZIP files.

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**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2002, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unzipping-multiple-zipfiles/135114/4 "2002-11-04T16:57:22Z")

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Use [PKUnzip](http://www.pkware.com/products/index.html) if you prefer a command line utility, or [WinRAR](http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm) if you prefer a WinZip like utility.