Why do 7-zip / WinRAR unzip files to "temp" before moving them to their destination?
Problem
Why do 7-zip / WinRAR unzip files to "temp" before moving them to their destination? I do not see any advantage against just directly unzipping to destination. It is really irritating, especially for large files (as it is now!). Edit: Please explain why they are not done in place.
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Fix for: Why do 7-zip / WinRAR unzip files to "temp" before moving them to their destination?
How exactly are you extracting the files? Are you using the command-line or the GUI? Are you dragging the files or selecting them and using the extract function? Are you using the shell-extension context-menu? If you enter a destination folder and then select the extract function or use the shell-extension, then they do not extract to a temporary folder first, they extract directly to the destination. If you select the files in the UI and drag them to the target folder, then it will extract to …
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