No more zip files gunking up your downloads folder. Just extract and delete all at once
this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2026
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This isn’t really a Linux specific feature. You can run Dolphin on Windows (or elsewhere) with the Ark extract and delete service if you really want to, or use a Windows (un)archiver with this feature built in as a shell extension e.g. WinRAR or scripting it with 7zip. Keka also does this on macOS.
I tried Dolphin on Windows and had a bunch of issues. I know it' possible but Windows refusing to acknowledge any other file browser is a big part of the problem.
I think it's a cool idea as a Linux "free trial" though. Your file browser is probably one of the few OS specific programs people use. Being able to expand folders without going into them is really useful