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Extract ZipFile to destination directory using C#

Mahesh Kumar Yadav answered on September 7, 2022 Popularity 3/10 Helpfulness 4/10

answer Extract ZipFile to destination directory using C#

Extract ZipFile to destination directory using C#

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 /// 09/07/2022 Mahesh Kumar Yadav. <br/>
/// <summary>
/// Extract ZipFile to destination directory
/// </summary>
/// <param name="zipFilePath">ZipFile Path</param>
/// <param name="destinationDirectoryName">Destination directory where to extract</param>
/// <param name="overwrite">Overwrite files if TRUE</param>
public static void ExtractToDirectory(string zipFilePath, string destinationDirectoryName, bool overwrite)
{
    try
    {
        var archive = ZipFile.OpenRead(zipFilePath);
        using (archive)
        {
            if (!overwrite)
            {
                archive.ExtractToDirectory(destinationDirectoryName);
                return;
            }

            foreach (var file in archive.Entries)
            {
                var completeFileName = Path.Combine(destinationDirectoryName, file.FullName);
                var directory = Path.GetDirectoryName(completeFileName);

                if (!Directory.Exists(directory))
                {
                    Debug.Assert(directory != null, nameof(directory) + " != null");
                    Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
                }

                if (file.Name != "")
                    file.ExtractToFile(completeFileName, true);
            }
        }
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        throw new Exception($"Unable to extract the zip file: {zipFilePath}", ex);
    }
}

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