How To Unzip And View SVG Files in Windows 10

To keep file sizes small and downloadable, they are frequently zipped (aka compressed) for delivery. This is true of files sent via email or downloaded from websites. Years ago, a user would have to pay for software to unzip files. Thankfully, that’s no longer the case, and most operating systems have the functionality built into the software.

Step-By-Step How To Unzip in Windows 10

Once a file has been downloaded, navigate to File Explorer > Downloads. Click the file you’d like to unzip so that it’s selected, then RIGHT click the zipped folder.

After right-clicking, a new menu will appear where you can click the Extract All function. You’ve now unzipped the file!

As with many things on computers and in crafting, there is more than one way to accomplish the same thing. Instead of right-clicking a file, you may also select it (or even multiple files) and then click the Extract all button.

Double click the unzipped folder to reveal the contents.

I highly recommend leaving the File Name Extension box checked to make it easier to see file types. Because Windows doesn’t natively know what to do with SVG files, it frequently lists the file type as an HTML document, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, etc. Leaving the File name extension button checked will help identify file types as shown in the oval above.