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title: "How to archive and unarchive files"
icon: lucide/file-archive
description: "How to bundle many files into a single .tar.gz archive and extract them back from the Files menu in the panel."
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# How to archive and unarchive files

The **Files** menu in the panel supports archive and unarchive operations. Archiving is useful for combining many files or folders into a single `.tar.gz` file so they are easier to download or move, while unarchive is used to extract archives you upload to the server.

## Archive files or folders

1. Open `https://panel.nexuscloud.id/`.
2. Select your server.
3. Open the **Files** menu. If it isn't visible in the sidebar, scroll down the server page until the **Files** section appears.
4. Select the file or folder you want to archive:
    - For a **single file/folder**: click the three-dot icon (`⋮`) next to its name.
    - For **multiple files/folders at once**: tick the box next to each item you want to select.
5. Wait for the loading process to finish.
6. In the action bar that appears below, choose **Archive**.
7. Wait for the loading to finish. A new archive file will appear with a name like `archive-2026-06-12T164954+0700.tar.gz`.
8. To download the archive, click the three-dot icon (`⋮`) next to the archive file, then choose **Download**.

## Unarchive a file

1. Open `https://panel.nexuscloud.id/`.
2. Select your server.
3. Open the **Files** menu.
4. Scroll down to find the archive file you want to extract, for example `archive-2026-06-12T164954+0700.tar.gz`.
5. Click the three-dot icon (`⋮`) next to the file name, then choose **Unarchive**.
6. Wait for the loading to finish.
7. Open the folder or file list to confirm the archive contents extracted correctly.

## Notes

- Supported formats for upload and unarchive include `.tar.gz` and `.zip`.
- The unarchive process produces files or folders in the same location as the original archive. If you need to move them, use the **Move** feature after unarchive finishes.
- For large archives, the extract process can take several minutes depending on the size and server load.

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