

Now search for Wicked Good Unarchiver and add it to Chrome.

To install, open chrome and open Chrome web store. The best part about this extension is, unlike other extensions, it merges with the native files app on chrome OS as it is specially made for the Chromebooks.
#7Z FILE UNARCHIVER INSTALL#
To unzip any other zip file format, you need to install this chrome extension. Now you can unmount the zip file by tapping on the unmount icon beside the zip file.īy default, Chrome OS can only open zip files in. Now navigate to the destination where you want the files to extract and right-click/ two-finger tap and select the option “Paste” in the pop-up menu to paste the files over there. Now right-click/two-finger tap and select the option “Copy” in the pop-up menu. If you want to extract all the files, then press ctrl + A to select every file. To extract the files, select the files you want to extract. Not just showing it as separate storage, even the complete process of extracting is similar to how we deal with a hard disc. Chrome OS shows mounted devices in a left sidebar. To Unzip the file, double click on the zip file to open it as separate mounted storage.

That’s how you can create zip files on your Chromebook and you can send it to anyone online. But you can double-tap on the file and select the option “Rename” to rename the zip name. It will not completely move the files into the zip, they will just get copied to the zip file.īy default, the name of the file will be set to “Archive.zip”. It will create a Zip File in the same file location at the bottom. Now right-click/two-finger tap on your trackpad and select the option “Zip Selection” in the pop-up menu. You can even select multiple files in a similar way. You can do that by pressing the ‘Ctrl’ key on your keyboard and tap on the file to select. To Zip files, select the files you want to place in the zip.
