Extract selected file types

How to extract selected file types from ZIP or RAR

When an archive holds four hundred files and you need only the photographs or PDFs, filter before extraction instead of writing everything to disk and cleaning it up later.

1. Select the ZIP or RAR files

   In File Explorer, select one archive or a batch, then press Alt+E. EasyUnZip scans the archives before it writes any output.

2. Open the file-type filter

   The panel groups the contents by extension and shows a count for each type. Names are matched without case differences, so .JPG and .jpg appear as one choice.

3. Choose the extensions you want

   Select JPG, PDF, DOCX or any other extensions shown by the scan. The preview updates to show how many files match before you start the extraction.

4. Choose a destination and extract

   Set the destination and conflict policy, then extract. Only paths ending in the selected extensions are passed to the extraction engine; unticked types are never written to disk.

What the filter matches

The filter works on the final extension in each archived path. Choosing JPG includes photo.jpg and folders/event/PHOTO.JPG. Choosing PDF includes every PDF in nested folders. The folder structure stays intact in the destination; only the unticked file types are left out.

What the filter does not do

• It does not select one individual filename. EasyUnZip is not an archive browser. Use File Explorer, 7-Zip or WinRAR when you need one named file rather than one file type.
• It does not convert files. Selecting JPG does not turn PNG files into JPG files; it only extracts entries that already have the chosen extension.
• It does not inspect file contents to guess a type. The archived filename is the rule, which keeps the result predictable before extraction starts.

Why filter before extraction

Filtering first saves disk writes and avoids a cleanup pass. It also makes a batch predictable: select twenty ZIP and RAR files, choose the same extensions once, and the rule applies across the job. Each archive still gets the destination pattern you chose.