Unzipping Large ZIP File (15 GB) – Very Slow in UiPath (Takes 17+ Hours)

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I’m currently working with a ZIP file that’s around 15 GB in size. When I unzip it manually using the Windows built-in extractor, it takes around 2 hours, which is acceptable.

However, when I try to extract the same file using UiPath’s Extract/Unzip File activity, it takes over 17 hours, which is extremely slow. I also tried using a VB.NET script via Invoke Code, but the result is roughly the same.

Has anyone else faced this issue or found a more efficient way to handle large ZIP file extraction in UiPath? Any suggestions or workarounds would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
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@pravin_bindage,

I never faced this but if default unzip works faster, you can use UI approach to right click on the file and click on unzip like we do it manually.

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@pravin_bindage

is this with run or debug? generally timing differs between both

alternately try to use a bat file to unzip and use invoke powershell

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