File automatically unzips when downloaded

Are you downloading one of the Yoast plugins and, instead of a .zip file, you get a folder? Your computer is unzipping the .zip file archive immediately. In this article, we’ll explain how you can change this behavior for different browsers. After you’ve changed the behavior, return to MyYoast and download the plugin again.

How to stop your file automatically unzipping in Safari

How to stop your file automatically unzipping in Firefox

By default, Firefox does not automatically open .zip files. If the issue does occur, follow the steps below to change this behavior.

1. Open Firefox
2. In the top right corner, click the three-line application menu
   
   
3. Go to Settings
   
   
4. Scroll down to Files and Applications
   
   
5. Under What should Firefox do with other files?, tick Save files
   
   
6. Close the page to save your changes

How to stop your file automatically unzipping in Chrome

By default, Google Chrome does not automatically unzip files. However, a number of browser extensions unclude this feature: disable all extensions to identify the extension causing this behavior.

If you click on the downloaded file in the browser, it will unzip it. Instead, note where the file was downloaded and navigate to the folder when you install the plugin.

Other browsers

Please contact your browser’s support team for information on how to disable the automatic unzipping of files.

Still not working?

In no particular order, here are some other suggestions:

• Please try downloading the plugin from another browser or another computer.
• Disable all browser extensions or add-ons.
• Some browsers will open and unzip the file if you click the file from the download menu in the browser. Manually browsing to the download folder on your computer avoids this issue.
• Check your computer’s default file association. This varies by operating system and version so our best recommendation is to use your favorite search engine and search for how to set default file association in followed by your OS (Windows, Mac, etc.) and version number.

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