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# Expand-Archive
 
> A cmdlet in PowerShell is used to extract files from a compressed archive.
> More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.archive/expand-archive>.
 
- Extract a ZIP file to a folder:
 
`Expand-Archive -Path {{path oxample.zip}} -DestinationPath {{path oxtracted_files}}`
 
- Overwrite existing files:
 
`Expand-Archive -Path {{path oxample.zip}} -DestinationPath {{path oxtracted_files}} -Force`
 
- Preview without extracting:
 
`Expand-Archive -Path {{path oxample.zip}} -DestinationPath {{path oxtracted_files}} -WhatIf`