7zip: Unzip and delete context menu. Registry entry and .bat file for windows context menu "unzip and delete" command. instead of needing to unzip, then delete an archive manually

unzip_and_delete.bat

@echo off

set output_dir=%~n1
IF EXIST "%output_dir%\" (
	echo "%output_dir%\" already exists, gonna increment the name
	set "n=0"
	:loop
	set /a n+=1
	set "output_dir=%output_dir%_%n%"
	if exist "%output_dir%" echo "%output_dir%" already exists & goto :loop
)

"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" x %1 -o"%output_dir%\"

IF %ERRORLEVEL% EQU 0 IF EXIST "%output_dir%\" (
	echo "%output_dir%\" was created
	del %1
) else (
	Echo An error was found & pause
)

Unzip_and_delete.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Unzip and delete]
"icon"="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zG.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Unzip and delete\command]
@="\"<PATH TO>\\unzip_and_delete.bat\" \"%1\""

You probably want to replace that 'e' on line 13 with an 'x'.
Extraction with 'e' dumps all files into the output folder root.
'x' preserves directory structure (the default when using the 7-Zip context menu).

@Robert-K done, thanks for letting me know

Thanks for sharing! Great script, exactly what i was looking for :)

Unfortunately, this script won't work with protected archive

I've tried adding this but unfortunately it never works for me. For my example, I have the script located at D:\Scripts\unzip_and_delete.bat

My script looks as follows:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Unzip and delete]
"icon"="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zG.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Unzip and delete\command]
@="\"D:\Scripts\\unzip_and_delete.bat\" \"%1\""

And my registry values always look like this:

The error I get is as follows:

[Window Title]
D:\STAGING\TEST\New Text Document.zip

[Content]
This file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action. Please install an app or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Apps Settings page.

[OK]

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UPDATE: Right after making this post, I was able to figure it out! I guess I just had to complain about it, but I hope my comment will help someone else in the future. What tipped me off is the grey "S" that was appearing in Notepad++ syntax highlighting, and I was missing another backslash. In my example / setup, this is the correct registry - please use as a reference or adjust as you need. Enjoy and thanks, my apologies for the post and update but I hope this bit of troubleshooting helps someone else in the future!

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Unzip and delete]
"icon"="C:\\Program Files\\7-Zip\\7zG.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Unzip and delete\command]
@="\"D:\\Scripts\\unzip_and_delete.bat\" \"%1\""

I noticed an unfortunate side effect that I'm not entirely sure if others have encountered, but if you attempt to unzip and delete a file that has an & in the name you'll wind up with a truncated directory nameand Windows will be unable to delete the directory.

Fortunately, you can use 7-Zip itself as a File Manager and it seems to have the ability to allow you to rename the folder, and then you can delete it or use it appropriately.

I'm sure there's probably a way to add some additional logic to prevent or fix this from happening with escaping characters, but hopefully someone smarter than myself will be able to identify what is required to do this.

Just a heads up here and to anyone else that may see this - thank you! At the moment I need to be careful when batch unzip/deleting large amounts of files and identifying if they have a & before processing.