{"id":454,"date":"2018-04-19T19:48:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T19:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tryfusionmarketing.com\/insights\/?p=454"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:37:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:37:01","slug":"how-to-unzip-master-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tryfusionmarketing.com\/insights\/how-to-unzip-master-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to unzip master files"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re reading this, your project is done \u2014 and that means your master files just landed in your inbox. Nice work.<\/p>\n<p>Before you do anything else, those files are probably zipped. We compressed them into a single, smaller package so they&#8217;d actually make it through email without bouncing or taking forever to download.<\/p>\n<p>Unzipping them takes about 30 seconds. Here&#8217;s how, depending on what you&#8217;re working with.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 24px; margin: 32px 0; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 280px;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #fbfcf6; margin-bottom: 8px;\">Windows<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-454-1\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tryfusionmarketing.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Extract-zip-files.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tryfusionmarketing.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Extract-zip-files.mp4\">https:\/\/tryfusionmarketing.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Extract-zip-files.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 280px;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #fbfcf6; margin-bottom: 8px;\">Mac<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-454-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/tryfusionmarketing.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Extract-zip-files-mac.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tryfusionmarketing.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Extract-zip-files-mac.mp4\">https:\/\/tryfusionmarketing.com\/insights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Extract-zip-files-mac.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-container et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_top_tabs'>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class='et-tabs-control'>\n\t\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tWindows PC\n\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n\n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tMac\n\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-main-wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display: grid; gap: 20px; padding: 8px 0;\">\n<div style=\"background: #101820; border: 1px solid rgba(160, 168, 174, 0.12); border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px 28px; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"background: #9ACC56; color: #0c0d11; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; min-width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;\">1<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"color: #fbfcf6; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 1.3;\">Right-click the .zip file<\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #9ca8a1; margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65;\">Find the .zip file in your Downloads folder (or wherever you saved it). Right-click on it and select <strong>&#8220;Extract All\u2026&#8221;<\/strong> from the menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #101820; border: 1px solid rgba(160, 168, 174, 0.12); border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px 28px; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"background: #9ACC56; color: #0c0d11; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; min-width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;\">2<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"color: #fbfcf6; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 1.3;\">Pick where you want to save it<\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #9ca8a1; margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65;\">A window will pop up asking where to extract the files. Use the <strong>&#8220;Browse&#8221;<\/strong> button to choose a location \u2014 your Desktop or a dedicated brand folder works great. (Check the show extracted files when complete to automatically open the file)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #101820; border: 1px solid rgba(160, 168, 174, 0.12); border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px 28px; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"background: #9ACC56; color: #0c0d11; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; min-width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;\">3<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"color: #fbfcf6; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 1.3;\">Click &#8220;Extract&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #9ca8a1; margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65;\">Hit the <strong>&#8220;Extract&#8221;<\/strong> button and let it do its thing. Shouldn&#8217;t take more than a few seconds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #101820; border: 1px solid rgba(160, 168, 174, 0.12); border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px 28px; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"background: #9ACC56; color: #0c0d11; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; min-width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;\">4<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"color: #fbfcf6; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 1.3;\">Open your files<\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #9ca8a1; margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65;\">Navigate to the folder you just saved and you&#8217;ll find everything inside \u2014 logos, exports, source files, all of it. That&#8217;s it. You&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display: grid; gap: 20px; padding: 8px 0;\">\n<div style=\"background: #101820; border: 1px solid rgba(160, 168, 174, 0.12); border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px 28px; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"background: #9ACC56; color: #0c0d11; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; min-width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;\">1<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"color: #fbfcf6; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 1.3;\">Double-click the .zip file<\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #9ca8a1; margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65;\">That&#8217;s literally it. macOS handles the rest automatically. A new folder with the same name will appear right next to the .zip file.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #101820; border: 1px solid rgba(160, 168, 174, 0.12); border-radius: 8px; padding: 24px 28px; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"background: #9ACC56; color: #0c0d11; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 800; min-width: 36px; height: 36px; border-radius: 50%; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;\">2<\/div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"color: #fbfcf6; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 1.3;\">Open your files<\/h4>\n<p style=\"color: #9ca8a1; margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65;\">Open the new folder and everything is inside \u2014 ready to use. Mac makes this one easy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"background: #1c2230; border-left: 3px solid #9ACC56; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; padding: 24px 28px; margin: 32px 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0; font-size: 15px;\"><strong style=\"color: #9acc56;\">Now that your files are unzipped<\/strong> \u2014 back them up. Cloud storage, USB drive, both. Just don&#8217;t leave them sitting in one place. Our <a href=\"\/insights\/master-artwork-precautions\">Master Artwork Precautions<\/a> guide covers exactly how to make sure you never lose the files you just paid for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you run into any issues or something looks off with your files, just <a href=\"\/contact\">reach out<\/a>. 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