# Opening a Zip File to Add Data

**URL:** <https://community.easymorph.com/t/opening-a-zip-file-to-add-data/924>\
**Category:** General Q&A\
**Created:** [February 6, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/opening-a-zip-file-to-add-data/924 "2019-02-06T20:20:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![peekay](https://community.easymorph.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c67d28/32.png) [@peekay](https://community.easymorph.com/u/peekay)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/opening-a-zip-file-to-add-data/924/1 "2019-02-06T20:20:20Z")

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Hi,  
i am trying to import a large csv file that is stored in a WinRAR ZIP archive. in order to load the file i have been unzipping it first, then saving it elsewhere as a csv, then importing it. Is there a way to load it directly from the zip folder?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![dgudkov](https://community.easymorph.com/user_avatar/community.easymorph.com/dgudkov/32/5_2.png) [@dgudkov](https://community.easymorph.com/u/dgudkov)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/opening-a-zip-file-to-add-data/924/2 "2019-02-06T20:38:13Z")

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Hi Philip,

it's not possible to extract/load a file directly from a zip archive. The way you're doing it now is the right way to do it.

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**Author:** ![peekay](https://community.easymorph.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c67d28/32.png) [@peekay](https://community.easymorph.com/u/peekay)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.easymorph.com/t/opening-a-zip-file-to-add-data/924/3 "2019-02-06T21:18:39Z")

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Thanks