In this case, there are two files: a color card and an embroidery file. The computer will show you the folder with the files you have just extracted. Make sure the option 'Show extracted files' is checked and click 'Finish'. The computer will extract the files and show you the following screen. The default option that will already be selected for you is to save the files to a folder on your desktop. The next screen will ask you where you want to extract the files to. You need to select the option that says 'Extract all.'Īfter you click on 'Extract all.', you will see the following window: Locate the file on your desktop and right-click it. Click 'desktop' on the left, then click 'save'. We recommend saving the file on your desktop. Your computer will ask you where you want to save the file. The screen might look different on your computer. Note: the screenshot below is from our computer. Your browser will ask you if you want to save or open the file. In Gmail, the link is called 'download' and it can be found at the bottom of the e-mail (it's circled in red on the picture). For this, open the e-mail that we sent you and look for a link that says 'download', 'download attachment' or 'save attachment'. Step One: Downloading the ZIP file to your computerįirst, you need to save the ZIP file somewhere on your computer. In our case, the files inside the ZIP are the design file(s) in the format that you ordered and a color card.īefore you can copy the design file to a floppy disk, USB stick or a blank embroidery card for your machine, you need to take it out of the ZIP file, or unzip it, which is what this tutorial explains. This has two advantages: the files don't get corrupted so easily and they take up less disk space.Ī ZIP file is a special type of file that contains other files.

How to Unzip a ZIP File We send all our files in ZIP format.

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