Help:Contents/Finding Content/Opening archives

Some games store their resources in archives or file containers, which can sometimes be a pain when looking for unused content.

Standard Formats
Sometimes an archive is a .zip or another common archive format in disguise. In this case, all you need to do is change the file's extension to a .zip, .rar, or .7z file, open the archive with a program such as 7zip or WinRAR, and you should be able to extract resources from the archive. A good example of this would be iOS apps. Although their file extensions are .ipa, they are actually .zip files!

Proprietary Formats
If the archive isn't a standard format, you'll have to use one of the methods mentioned below.

Tools
The easiest method involves using applications made to open the game's archives. Tools you can use include:


 * Game Extractor
 * MultiEx Commander
 * Dragon Unpacker
 * Magic Extractor
 * Game Archive UnPacker


 * Unity Assets Explorer will extract the .assets files used by Unity games. It's not 100% perfect, and may not work with some games, but it can be very useful.


 * Your own! Some archive formats can be quite simple and easy to figure out.