Compression & archives

DeckCrate can compress your selection into an archive and extract archives into a new folder. The command menu carries a single Compress / Extract tile that shows Extract for a lone supported archive and Compress otherwise. Both run as cancellable background operations.

Compressing

The Compress dialog acts on the whole selection and lets you pick a format, compression level, and optional password, with cyclers for each and saved defaults. By default the archive is named after the current folder.

Supported output formats include ZIP, 7z, and the tar family (.tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz).

Extracting

Press A (or Enter) on a supported archive to be prompted to extract it into a new folder. DeckCrate reads:

• .zip
• .tar, .tar.gz / .tgz, .tar.bz2 / .tbz, .tar.xz / .txz
• .7z — when a system 7-Zip CLI (7zz / 7z) is installed
• .rar — when unrar is installed

Note

.rar is extract-only — DeckCrate never writes .rar. Both .7z and .rar extraction is only offered when the relevant tool is installed (otherwise it’s quietly hidden). DeckCrate can create .7z archives (see Compressing above).

Password-protected archives

Encrypted .zip / .7z / .rar archives prompt for a password before extracting:

• A confirms
• B cancels
• X opens the on-screen keyboard

A wrong password cancels the operation with a toast so you can try again.