Unzip files programmatically in .net

We have used SharpZipLib successfully on many projects. I know it's a third party tool, but source code is included and could provide some insight if you chose to reinvent the wheel here.

Use the DotNetZip library at http://www.codeplex.com/DotNetZip

class library and toolset for manipulating zip files. Use VB, C# or any .NET language to easily create, extract, or update zip files...

DotNetZip works on PCs with the full .NET Framework, and also runs on mobile devices that use the .NET Compact Framework. Create and read zip files in VB, C#, or any .NET language, or any scripting environment...

If all you want is a better DeflateStream or GZipStream class to replace the one that is built-into the .NET BCL, DotNetZip has that, too. DotNetZip's DeflateStream and GZipStream are available in a standalone assembly, based on a .NET port of Zlib. These streams support compression levels and deliver much better performance than the built-in classes. There is also a ZlibStream to complete the set (RFC 1950, 1951, 1952)...

String ZipPath = @"c:\my\data.zip";
String extractPath = @"d:\\myunzips";
ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(ZipPath, extractPath);

To use the ZipFile class, you must add a reference to the System.IO.Compression.FileSystem assembly in your project

This will do it System.IO.Compression.ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(ZipName, ExtractToPath)

Standard zip files normally use the deflate algorithm.

To extract files without using third party libraries use DeflateStream. You'll need a bit more information about the zip file archive format as Microsoft only provides the compression algorithm.

You may also try using zipfldr.dll. It is Microsoft's compression library (compressed folders from the Send to menu). It appears to be a com library but it's undocumented. You may be able to get it working for you through experimentation.

From here :

Compressed GZipStream objects written to a file with an extension of .gz can be decompressed using many common compression tools; however, this class does not inherently provide functionality for adding files to or extracting files from .zip archives.

I found out about this one (Unzip package on NuGet) today, since I ran into a hard bug in DotNetZip, and I realized there hasn't been really that much work done on DotNetZip for the last two years.

The Unzip package is lean, and it did the job for me - it didn't have the bug that DotNetZip had. Also, it was a reasonably small file, relying upon the Microsoft BCL for the actual decompression. I could easily make adjustments which I needed (to be able to keep track of the progress while decompressing). I recommend it.

you can use Info-unzip command line cod.you only need to download unzip.exe from Info-unzip official website.

 internal static void Unzip(string sorcefile)
    {
        try
        {
            AFolderFiles.AFolderFilesDelete.DeleteFolder(TempBackupFolder); // delete old folder   
            AFolderFiles.AFolderFilesCreate.CreateIfNotExist(TempBackupFolder); // delete old folder   
           //need to Command command also to export attributes to a excel file
            System.Diagnostics.Process process = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
            System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo();
            startInfo.WindowStyle = System.Diagnostics.ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden; // window type
            startInfo.FileName = UnzipExe;
            startInfo.Arguments = sorcefile + " -d " + TempBackupFolder;
            process.StartInfo = startInfo;
            process.Start();
            //string result = process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd();
            process.WaitForExit();
            process.Dispose();
            process.Close();
        }
        catch (Exception ex){ throw ex; }
    }