Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:17 AM PST
Downloading an large archive (zip file) ? But you need only few files packed inside it. You can choose to extract selected files inside online zip archives. Use the tools below to access online zip archives an download only selected files from these zip folders.
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Extract Files from Online Zip Archives
ZIPSelect: Download Selected Files Inside Zip Files Online
ZIPSelect (Link) is a small application that allows you to download selected files from online zip archives without downloading the whole archive. Download and install ZipSelect, enter the URL of the online zip archive and Click on "Load folder list.ZipSelect will show you list of all the files and folders in that archive. From this list, select the files or folders that you want to download. You can select more than one file together. This will select the files, and will start downloading them. On the right side, a window will come up on which you will see progress of each file.
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Loudscout: Extract Individual Files from Online Zip Archives
LoadScout (Link) is a smart program designed to help you browse the web and FTP sites. It allows you to get information from any remote media or archive file without downloading it. The basic idea is to download only a small part of the file and extract the required data.When you browse a remote archive you can select any files in it and extract them right from the remote location. LoadScout will only download the required parts of the archive saving your time and network traffic.
Another similar tool to extract from online zip archives is ZipPreview.
Note: The zip archives must have a direct URL for these tools to work (rapidshare etc won’t work) .