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title: "Browse Zip Content"
slug: "browse-zip-content"
updated: 2025-06-17T07:58:13Z
published: 2025-07-28T06:00:01Z
canonical: "documentation.encodify.com/browse-zip-content"
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# Browse Zip Content

## Overview

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The **Show Contents of Zip File** option within [**Media File Holders**](/v1/docs/media-file-holders) allows users to conveniently access and interact with the contents of ZIP files uploaded to Encodify. When enabled, this feature lets users:

- Browse the internal folder structure of ZIP archives
- Download individual files directly from within the archive

Enabling this functionality is also a prerequisite for reviewing and approving HTML content uploaded as ZIP files. For more information, refer to the [**HTML Proof Viewer**](/v1/docs/html-proof-viewer) documentation.

## How to enable Browse Zip

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To enable the ability to browse the contents of ZIP files, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to **Site Configuration → {Module} → Media File Holder**.
2. Locate the relevant media holder and click **Edit**.
3. Find the **Show Contents of ZIP Files** option and ensure the checkbox is selected.
4. Click **OK** to apply the changes

![An image highlighting the 'Show Content of Zip Files' option](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/media-holder-settings.png)

An image highlighting the 'Show Content of Zip Files' option

## Viewing Zip Content

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Once the **Show Contents of Zip File** option is enabled, users can explore and interact with the contents of uploaded ZIP files by following these steps:

1. Navigate to the[**Item View**](/v1/docs/item-views-1)**.**
2. In the **Files Panel**, locate the uploaded ZIP file and click the **actions** **menu** next to it.
3. Select **Browse Zip** to open and view the contents of the archive.
4. From the ZIP browser, navigate through the folder structure and download individual files as needed. **Encoding**options may assist in ensuring files are downloaded correctly, especially for ZIP archives created on different platforms.

![Job details including file names and statuses for internal review process.](https://cdn.document360.io/3a63e0a8-1221-4570-aaa1-d43f9b95a612/Images/Documentation/zip(2).png)