---
title: "Breaking: #72602 - Removed unzip functionality"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-72602"
source: "Changelog/8.0/Breaking-72602-RemovedUnzipFunctionality.rst"
modified: "2026-09-15T10:46:36+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #72602 - Removed unzip functionality

See [forge#72602](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/72602)

## Description

The legacy functionality to unzip files from outside the document root has been removed.

Additionally, the corresponding option `$TYPO3_CONF_VARS[BE][unzip_path]` and
the class member `ExtendedFileUtility::$unzipPath` have been removed as well.

Legacy methods from the Extbase domain model BackendUser named `isFileUnzipAllowed`
and `setFileUnzipAllowed` have been removed.

## Impact

Calling the entry point `FileController` using unzip action will have no effect anymore.

Using the Extbase domain model methods will result in a fatal PHP error.

## Migration

Use a third-party extension to integrate unzip functionality into TYPO3.