MATLAB: Where do I unzip files I download from File Exchange

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I downloaded a file from the file exchange session and would like to know where I need to unzip the file so i can use it.

I am a rookie user to matlab so sorry if this is a novice question. 🙂

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I unzip files in my favourite browser (Firefox). Just right-click on ‘Download zip’ then ‘Open link in new tab’. An application choice then comes up (Windows Explorer) that unzips it automatically. Be sure to copy the folder of unzipped files to your MATLAB user path, and use addpath to add it to your user path. They should then be available to you.

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MATLAB: How to change the directory the support packages get installed in

When installing support packages, the root directory is set to a default location for your specific system.

For Windows, the default root directory is :

R2016a or Older

'C:\MATLAB\SupportPackage\<release>'

R2016b or Newer

'C:\ProgramData\MATLAB\SupportPackages\<release>'

where <release> is your specific MATLAB release.

If the default directory already exists and is not empty, the root directory becomes 'C:\MATLAB\SupportPackages\<release>_1'.

For Unix, the default root directory is:

'/home/user/Documents/MATLAB/SupportPackages/<release>'

where <release> is your specific MATLAB release.

If the computed default directory already exists and is not empty, it becomes '/home/user/Documents/MATLAB/SupportPackages\<release>_1'.

You can change the location if your application requires a custom directory for installation. You must have administration privileges and be able to write to this custom folder. In order to set the support package root and verify the change, follow this example:

Note: You must have administration privileges for the custom folder you specify.

matlabshared.supportpkg.setSupportPackageRoot('C:\MATLAB\CustomSupportPackageRoot')
matlabshared.supportpkg.getSupportPackageRoot()
ans =
C:\MATLAB\CustomSupportPackageRoot

When setting the support package root, savepath is called to add the location to the MATLAB search path. To ensure the path is loaded correctly, start MATLAB, run the setSupportPackageRoot function, and then restart MATLAB.

MATLAB: How to install Add-Ons from the File Exchange

File Exchange includes add-ons such as toolboxes, apps, hardware support packages, and features. Starting in R2015b, you can also find these add-ons in the Add-On Explorer, along with MathWorks products. (Note: Add-On Explorer is not available for prerelease users of MATLAB)

To install add-ons from File Exchange, first download the submission. Once downloaded, you may open the submission in the operating system or the MATLAB Current Folder browser. For those customers with more than one MATLAB installation and to ensure installation in the correct one, you must open the file from the MATLAB Current Folder Browser of the desired MATLAB installation. This is particularly important for these four kinds of installable file types:

Hardware support packages (MLPKGINSTALL files)
MathWorks feature add-ons (MLPKGINSTALL files)
Community toolboxes (MLTBX files)
Apps (MLAPPINSTALL files)

To install zip files, use the current folder browser’s right click menu to extract them and add the folder location to the path.

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