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Extract from Folder

The Extract from Folder command moves all contents of a selected folder up to its parent directory. This is the reverse of Extract to Folder and is useful for flattening unnecessary folder nesting.

Usage

  1. In Windows Explorer, right-click on the folder whose contents you want to extract.
  2. Choose FilerFrog → Extract from Folder.
  3. FilerFrog moves all files and subfolders from inside the selected folder up to the parent directory.
  4. Once the folder is empty, it is automatically deleted.
Example

You download a zip archive and it extracts into a single folder like project-v2.1 that contains all the actual files. Instead of navigating into that extra layer, right-click the folder and use Extract from Folder. All files move up to the current directory and the now-empty project-v2.1 folder is removed.

Tip: You can select multiple folders at once to extract from all of them in a single operation. FilerFrog processes each folder individually.

Undo

Made a mistake? Select Undo Last Extract from the Organize submenu to reverse the last extract operation and move your files back to their original locations.