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how do i unzip files using archive manager

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when I try to unzip a file using archive manager it asks for a password

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Tim Tierney (timtierney) said : 		#1

Does it do it with ever *.zip file? I would think that the *.zip file is password protected which is causing the password prompt.

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Vikram Dhillon (dhillon-v10) said : 		#2

That file is encrypted, so you need a password to decrypt it and then
unzip it, otherwise you can't :)

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Vikram Dhillon

On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 23:58 +0000, randy wrote:
> New question #93764 on file-roller in ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/file-roller/+question/93764
>
> when I try to unzip a file using archive manager it asks for a password
>

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