Auto Extract Service

Auto Extract service optimizes download task by unzipping downloaded archives automatically to your specified location. Password can be created to extract compressed files if needed.

Click the Auto Extract tab on the left side to manage following settings for Auto Extract.

Note: Supported compressed file formats: .zip, .tar, .gz, .tgz, .rar, .7z

Service Setting

DSM admin or users belonging to the administrators group can enable Auto Extract service for DiskStation users to decompress files automatically.

To enable Auto Extract service:

Tick Enable Auto Extract service for DiskStation users to extract archives automatically, and click OK.

Auto Extract

You can manage the Auto Extract settings for downloaded archives here.

To enable Auto Extract for downloaded files:

  1. Tick Enable Auto Extract for downloaded files to enable the service first if you want automatic extraction for downloaded files. Otherwise, the other settings will not be available.
  2. Select a location for uncompressed files from either of the following:

To manage the Auto Extract settings, do the following:

Password List

You can manage passwords used to extract archives by adding, editing, and deleting. The passwords listed will be automatically retrieved and applied to corresponding downloaded archives whenever required.

To manage the password list:

  1. Click Password List.
  2. In the window that appears, create, revise, or remove a password accordingly.
  3. Click OK to save the changes.