To extract files from an open archive, perform the following steps: Select the files that you want to extract.Choose EditExtract to display the Extract dialog.Specify the path where File Roller extracts the files. Double-click on an entry in the list box to navigate to that path. Alternatively, enter the path in the Filename text box, then press Return.Select the required extract options. For more information about the extract options, see .Click Extract.If all of the files in the archive are protected by a password, and you have not specified the password, File Roller displays an error dialog.If some but not all of the files in the archive are protected by a password, and you have not specified the password, File Roller does not display an error dialog. However, File Roller extracts only the unprotected files to the new archive.For more information about passwords, see .File Roller also provides ways of extracting files from an archive in a file manager window, without opening a File Roller window. See  for more information.The Extract operation extracts a copy of the specified files from the archive. The extracted files have the same permissions and modification date as the original files that were added to the archive.The Extract operation does not change the contents of the archive. For information on how to delete files from an archive, see . For information on how to delete an archive, see .
