FileSeek RSS: Search inside zip files https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877 FileSeek RSS: Search inside zip files Wed, 13 May 2026 16:43:56 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877 RE: Search inside zip files https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#8 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 05:50:46 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#8 FileSeek Thanks it worked for me but i tried skipping the step 7.

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Apologies for waking a sleeping thread, but WinRAR can search text strings in zip files, if you still need this functionality.

1. Open WinRAR
2. Navigate to the folder with the zip files
(or navigate to a parent folder. if you want to search a whole drive, select the drive letter in step6 )
3. Click FIND
4. Leave the * in the file names box
5. Type the string you want it to find
6. Select for 'Disks and Folders'
7. type ZIP in the 'Archive types' box

also, the search string doesn't need quotes if it's multiple words
]]> RE: Search inside zip files https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#7 Mon, 14 Jan 2019 05:49:27 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#7 FileSeek @muti.paul
Thanks it worked for me ]]> RE: Search inside zip files https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#6 Thu, 14 Apr 2016 19:46:07 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#6 FileSeek You should be able to by installing the .ZIP file handler: https://www.fileseek.ca/FAQ/#filehandlers

Hope that helps! ]]> RE: Search inside zip files https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#5 Wed, 13 Apr 2016 19:42:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#5 FileSeek So, is it possible to user fileseek to search for a string in a text file inside a .zip file, or should WinRAR be used instead? ]]> RE: Search inside zip files https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#4 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:31:49 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#4 FileSeek Thanks for the tip Paul, this will come in handy. :) ]]> RE: Search inside zip files https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#3 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:11:17 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#3 FileSeek Apologies for waking a sleeping thread, but WinRAR can search text strings in zip files, if you still need this functionality.

1. Open WinRAR
2. Navigate to the folder with the zip files
(or navigate to a parent folder. if you want to search a whole drive, select the drive letter in step6 )
3. Click FIND
4. Leave the * in the file names box
5. Type the string you want it to find
6. Select for 'Disks and Folders'
7. type ZIP in the 'Archive types' box

also, the search string doesn't need quotes if it's multiple words ]]> RE: Search inside zip files https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#2 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:49:42 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877#2 FileSeek Hi Brent, which version of Windows are you using? ]]> Search inside zip files https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:55:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.fileseek.ca/Discussions/View/search-inside-zip-files/?ID=d54a533c-7bf0-4979-ae3c-5d0713108877 FileSeek I have a directory with a bunch of zip files. Is it even possible to search inside text files inside zip files. I have been unsuccessful in searching zip files using File Handlers. The text files are in the zip file but the zip file contains multiple nested subfolders before getting to the file. The files do not contain an extension but can be opened in a regular text editor. I was using Agent Ransack but the free version doesn't have this ability and was looking for an alternative. Brent ]]>