LanguageZ01
Split Multi-volume ZIP compressed file archive (part 2)
File type: Archive and compressed file
A z01 file extension is used for the 2.part of multi volume ZIP archive. In order to extract the archive, you will need all its parts. ZIP files can be extracted in most archiving tools.
What is z01 file?
File type category:
Archive and compressed file
Date updated: July 19, 2025
File extension z01 is associated with WinZIP. Its one part of a multi-volume compressed ZIP archive.
ZIP file extension is used for the native format of WinZip archiver. In WinZIP you can split a huge archive to a few smaller files, which are called parts.
WinZip uses this split file sequence for multi-volume archives:
- zip or exe (SFX) for first volume
- z01, z02, z03 ....etc. for any additional volumes
WinZip, the original and most popular compression utility for Windows, is a powerful and easy-to-use tool that quickly zips and unzips your files to conserve disk space and greatly reduce e-mail transmission time.
In order to unpack the multi-volume ZIP archive, you need to place ALL of the split parts in the same directory and start extraction of the first volume. The program will automatically use all of the parts to extract the content of the archive.
How to open z01 file?
The *.z01 file is only one part of WinZip split compressed archive. If you want to extract this file, you must have all parts of the WinZip split compressed archive.
Open the first part of WinZip split compressed archive in WinZip application and extract files from WinZip split compressed archive.
How to convert z01 file?
It is not possible to convert only one part of ZIP multi-volume archive. Only complete ZIP archive can be converted in to another archive or compression format.
The easiest way how to convert complete ZIP multi-volume archive is to decompress the ZIP archive with the use of WinZIP and repack the content with another compression or archive application of your choice.
Suggested software to open z01 file:
Associated software actions with the z01 file
Software applications that can open z01 files:
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Deluxe (Microsoft Windows)
Stuffit (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Expander (Microsoft Windows)
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Expander for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Deluxe for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that create z01 files:
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Software apps that extract z01 files:
WinZip (Microsoft Windows)
PeaZip (Microsoft Windows)
WinRAR (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Deluxe (Microsoft Windows)
Stuffit (Microsoft Windows)
StuffIt Expander (Microsoft Windows)
7-zip (Microsoft Windows)
The Unarchiver (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Expander for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
WinZip Mac Edition (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt Deluxe for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
StuffIt for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Xarchiver (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that backup z01 files:
Back4Win (Microsoft Windows)