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11 changes: 9 additions & 2 deletions reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive/Expand-Archive.md
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive-help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive
ms.date: 10/06/2023
ms.date: 04/01/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.archive/expand-archive?view=powershell-5.1&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
title: Expand-Archive
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# Expand-Archive

## SYNOPSIS
Extracts files from a specified archive (zipped) file.
Extracts files from a specified ZIP archive file.

## SYNTAX

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destination folder. An archive file allows multiple files to be packaged, and optionally compressed,
into a single zipped file for easier distribution and storage.

This cmdlet only works with zip archives, which typically have the file extension `.zip`.

The `Expand-Archive` cmdlet uses the **System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive** API to compress files.
The API limits the maximum file size to 2GB. The .NET API works with files that conform to the
official ZIP file format specification by PKWARE Inc. For more information, see
[System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive](xref:System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive).

## EXAMPLES

### Example 1: Extract the contents of an archive
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive-help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive
ms.date: 09/03/2024
ms.date: 04/01/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.archive/expand-archive?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
title: Expand-Archive
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destination folder. An archive file allows multiple files to be packaged, and optionally compressed,
into a single zipped file for easier distribution and storage.

This cmdlet only works with zip archives, which typically have the file extension `.zip`.

The `Expand-Archive` cmdlet uses the **System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive** API to compress files.
The API limits the maximum file size to 2GB. The .NET API works with files that conform to the
official ZIP file format specification by PKWARE Inc. For more information, see
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive-help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive
ms.date: 10/06/2023
ms.date: 04/01/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.archive/expand-archive?view=powershell-7.5&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
title: Expand-Archive
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# Expand-Archive

## SYNOPSIS
Extracts files from a specified archive (zipped) file.
Extracts files from a specified ZIP archive file.

## SYNTAX

Expand All @@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ The `Expand-Archive` cmdlet extracts files from a specified zipped archive file
destination folder. An archive file allows multiple files to be packaged, and optionally compressed,
into a single zipped file for easier distribution and storage.

This cmdlet only works with zip archives, which typically have the file extension `.zip`.

The `Expand-Archive` cmdlet uses the **System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive** API to compress files.
The API limits the maximum file size to 2GB. The .NET API works with files that conform to the
official ZIP file format specification by PKWARE Inc. For more information, see
[System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive](xref:System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive).

## EXAMPLES

### Example 1: Extract the contents of an archive
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external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive-help.xml
Locale: en-US
Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive
ms.date: 10/06/2023
ms.date: 04/01/2026
online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.archive/expand-archive?view=powershell-7.6&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
schema: 2.0.0
title: Expand-Archive
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destination folder. An archive file allows multiple files to be packaged, and optionally compressed,
into a single zipped file for easier distribution and storage.

This cmdlet only works with zip archives, which typically have the file extension `.zip`.

The `Expand-Archive` cmdlet uses the **System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive** API to compress files.
The API limits the maximum file size to 2GB. The .NET API works with files that conform to the
official ZIP file format specification by PKWARE Inc. For more information, see
[System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive](xref:System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive).

## EXAMPLES

### Example 1: Extract the contents of an archive
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