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Check Out Archive

The purpose of this feature is to make it very easy for you to check out (view, examine or run) files in an archive. It automatically creates a temporary folder, extracts all files from the archive into the folder, and opens an explorer window with shortcuts to all the files in the temporary folder. You can then double click any shortcut in the window to perform action normally associated with the file. PicoZip can also help you delete the temporary folder, including all extracted files when you close the archive or exit PicoZip.

How to use Check Out ?

To check out an archive, first open the archive in PicoZip. Then, click on the Check Out toolbar button or choose Check Out from the Actions menu. The Check Out dialog box is displayed. You can set the following parameters:

· Folder : The temporary folder where files extracted from the current archive will be placed.

· Group Name : This is the program group name (Check Out window name) that will be created under the “Start Menu > Programs”, which will contain the shortcuts to the extracted files.

· Maximum Icons : Specify the maximum number of shortcuts to create in the program group (Check Out window).

· Create icons for programs and documents only : If this option is checked, shortcuts will only be created for executable files and files with associations.

· Scan extracted files with Virus Scanner : If this option is checked, PicoZip will scan the extracted files for virus after extracting them. This option is disabled if no Antivirus Utility was configured.

Once you have set the above parameters to your needs, click the OK button. PicoZip will extract the files, then show the Check Out window.

When you exit PicoZip or close the archive file, PicoZip will ask you whether to delete the temporary folder. If you click Yes, PicoZip will automatically delete the temporary folder and the program group that was created earlier.