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Get Organized Day 2: Unzip it all

September 2, 2013 By Melissa Shanhun 28 Comments

Todayโ€™s task is simple! Just unzip all your supplies.

Step 1: Read

Read today's worksheet!

Step 2: Watch

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Step 3: Act

15-Minute Challenge: Unzip them all

Using with Unzip them All (PC) or Unarchiver (Mac) locate your digital scrapbooking supplies folder.

Thatโ€™s all! Start your timer now!

 

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Happy organizing!

 

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Filed Under: Photoshop Elements Organizer Tagged With: Digital Scrapbooking supplies, Get Organized

About Melissa Shanhun

Melissa Shanhun is a Aussie mum of four and avid digital scrapbooker. She loves to show others how fun and easy it can be to record your precious memories with tech tools like Photoshop Elements.

Comments

  1. courtney says

    September 2, 2013 at 1:35 pm

    I don’t see the Extra Credit project. Where do I look for that?

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 2, 2013 at 1:41 pm

      Hmm, looks like the handout today needs a little update. No extra credit project today… but you can read this http://digitalscrapbookinghq.com/tdd2 if you want to get ahead ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
      • Shannon says

        November 7, 2013 at 12:21 pm

        Hi, Melissa

        Hi Melissa, I have completed day two tasks, but I have not received day three task for today, or is there a break up in the days we receive our tasks? kind regrads Shannon

        Reply
  2. Joanne K says

    September 2, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    Well, unzip them all is a lot easier!!

    I am working on a smallish folder of zips, because I have years worth of stuff, and don’t want to overwhelm myself. Once I get it figured out, I will work on the backlog.

    Melissa how can we save the videos? This course is going to finally get me scrapping.

    I spent some time on your site checking the PSE Tutorials, and with those I will finally be able to actually figure out PSE10.

    THANK YOU!

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 2, 2013 at 2:55 pm

      ๐Ÿ™‚ Thanks Joanne, I’m here to help!! ๐Ÿ™‚

      To save the vides:
      Just below the video is a Download this video link – Right click on it and Save Target As…

      Reply
  3. Cindy says

    September 2, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    I use ExtractNow for unzipping–is that okay? I am assuming so, since the end goal is the same. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Thank you for the classes. I am hoping to be able to control my supplies instead of my supplies controlling me!

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 2, 2013 at 4:28 pm

      Sure! ExtractNow didn’t really suit my needs, but I know several people like it ๐Ÿ™‚

      YAY Cindy! You are gonna do it!

      Reply
  4. vplahey says

    September 2, 2013 at 8:05 pm

    I use a similar product called WinRAR which does the trick nicely. As a matter of fact, I was unzipping my freebies folder when I decided to check my email.

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 2, 2013 at 8:47 pm

      Great timing! There are a few different programs to use. I may have to make a list once class is over

      Reply
  5. Sonja Gortzak-Hughes says

    September 2, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Check!

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 2, 2013 at 8:47 pm

      YAY Sonja!

      Reply
  6. Jean Norris says

    September 3, 2013 at 12:36 am

    Is it possible that all the files were unzipped when they were downloaded?

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 3, 2013 at 5:44 am

      Jean, if you have a Mac and use Safari it is. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  7. Jennifer Sun says

    September 3, 2013 at 9:52 am

    Done – though I still kept the zip files for backup purposes… now the digi folder is TRULY a mess!

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 3, 2013 at 11:47 am

      Jennifer – you can always have a folder to dump zip files in to – you don’t want to accidentally extract them all next time you go to unzip.

      Otherwise, don’t stress – you needed even look int there once you’ve unzipped everything will happen in in the Organizer from now on

      Reply
  8. carrie says

    September 3, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    I keep the unzipped files after unzipping them- they are in a folder called Umzipped (made a typo in my file name LOL). I save a copy on my exhd, too. I don’t have any justification for that except deleting things is scary. I haven’t run into any space issues, yet, so I feel like it’s okay for now.

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 7, 2013 at 3:28 pm

      ๐Ÿ™‚ You are fine! YAY you for unzipping them all ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  9. Jennifer P says

    September 4, 2013 at 2:51 am

    I have a handful of kits in .rar format instead of .zip. I see someone commented about WinRar….are there any other extraction tools for .rar folders?

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 7, 2013 at 3:29 pm

      Unzip them all will handle RAR files too ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  10. Heather C says

    September 4, 2013 at 10:36 am

    Ok I am behind a bit, just going to do this now. You put a lot of work into this Melissa, very much appreciated

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 7, 2013 at 3:30 pm

      Thanks Heather – I have – but I’m excited to have finally released this class!

      Reply
  11. Ronda Morhaime says

    September 5, 2013 at 9:57 am

    Started out late…but up and running…thanks

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      September 7, 2013 at 3:29 pm

      Ronda – I’m glad you are here! Give me shout if you need help!

      Reply
  12. Sue Taylor says

    November 6, 2013 at 4:40 pm

    Thankfully my mac unzips files as they are downloaded and puts the zip files straight into the trash. I found a few still inside folders from my pc laptop and have deleted those; I’m not panicking about this as all my files are backed up externally to Backblaze! Plus I have a second back up EHD, so I’m almost ready to start using PSE organiser now, woo hoo!

    Sue

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      November 6, 2013 at 7:55 pm

      Super!! You are totally rocking these challenges!

      Reply
      • Sue Taylor says

        November 7, 2013 at 11:44 am

        Thanks Melissa, your class has totally motivated me to get this sorted once and for all!

        Sue

        Reply
  13. Tanya Dunkle says

    October 1, 2014 at 3:18 am

    Finished task 2! Took a little longer, but I just let it run while. Worked on other stuff :). Had over 1,000 recent downloads to unzip…… yikes!

    Reply
    • Melissa Shanhun says

      October 1, 2014 at 8:36 pm

      YAY! ๐Ÿ™‚ I know the feeling!

      Reply

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