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Extract and upload files from zip archives to Google Drive

Ready for 3.0

by David Soden · 694 views · created 2025-10-16 · File Management

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 6 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“my example form”). Along the way it connects Google Drive.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“my example form”).

  1. Read/Write Files from Disk: writes a file to disk
  2. Read/Write Files from Disk: reads a file from disk
  3. Compression: uses Compression
  4. Split Out: splits a list into separate items
  5. Upload to Google Drive (Google Drive): uses Google Drive

Services it uses

Google Drive

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (5)

From the author

Extract and Upload Files from Zip to Google Drive How it works This workflow automatically extracts all files from an uploaded zip archive and uploads each file individually to Google Drive. Flow: 1. User submits a zip file via form 2. Zip file is temporarily…

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