diff --git a/src/Picocrypt.go b/src/Picocrypt.go
index 0f953a7..f21eb6b 100644
--- a/src/Picocrypt.go
+++ b/src/Picocrypt.go
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ var splitSelected int32 = 1
 var recombine bool
 var compress bool
 var delete bool
-var autoUnzip bool
-var sameLevel bool
+var unpack bool
 var keep bool
 var kept bool
 
@@ -556,19 +555,8 @@ func draw() {
 					).Build()
 
 					giu.Row(
-						giu.Style().SetDisabled(!strings.HasSuffix(inputFile, ".zip.pcv")).To(
-							giu.Checkbox("Auto unzip", &autoUnzip).OnChange(func() {
-								if !autoUnzip {
-									sameLevel = false
-								}
-							}),
-							giu.Tooltip("Extract .zip upon decryption (may overwrite)"),
-						),
-						giu.Dummy(-170, 0),
-						giu.Style().SetDisabled(!autoUnzip).To(
-							giu.Checkbox("Same level", &sameLevel),
-							giu.Tooltip("Extract .zip contents to same folder as volume"),
-						),
+						giu.Checkbox("Unpack .zip", &unpack),
+						giu.Tooltip("Extract the decrypted .zip (overwrite files)"),
 					).Build()
 				}
 			}),
@@ -2130,21 +2118,29 @@ func work() {
 		os.Remove(inputFile)
 	}
 
-	if mode == "decrypt" && !kept && autoUnzip {
-		showProgress = true
-		popupStatus = "Unzipping..."
+	if mode == "decrypt" && !kept && unpack {
+		showProgress = true // Turn on the progress popup
+		canCancel = true    // Allow the user to cancel
+		progress = 0
+		progressInfo = ""
+		popupStatus = "Preparing to unpack..."
 		giu.Update()
 
-		if err := unpackArchive(outputFile); err != nil {
-			mainStatus = "Auto unzipping failed!"
+		err := unpackArchive(outputFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			mainStatus = "Extraction failed: " + err.Error()
 			mainStatusColor = RED
 			giu.Update()
-			return
 		}
 
-		os.Remove(outputFile)
+		// Turn off the progress UI
+		showProgress = false
+		canCancel = false
+		progress = 0
+		progressInfo = ""
+		popupStatus = ""
+		giu.Update()
 	}
-
 	// All done, reset the UI
 	oldKept := kept
 	resetUI()
@@ -2242,8 +2238,7 @@ func resetUI() {
 	recombine = false
 	compress = false
 	delete = false
-	autoUnzip = false
-	sameLevel = false
+	unpack = false
 	keep = false
 	kept = false
 
@@ -2366,31 +2361,33 @@ func sizeify(size int64) string {
 }
 
 func unpackArchive(zipPath string) error {
+	// Open the .zip
 	reader, err := zip.OpenReader(zipPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	defer reader.Close()
 
+	// Calculate total unpack size by summing each entry’s UncompressedSize64
 	var totalSize int64
 	for _, f := range reader.File {
 		totalSize += int64(f.UncompressedSize64)
 	}
 
-	var extractDir string
-	if sameLevel {
-		extractDir = filepath.Dir(zipPath)
-	} else {
-		extractDir = filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(zipPath), strings.TrimSuffix(filepath.Base(zipPath), ".zip"))
-	}
+	// Directory containing the .zip
+	extractDir := filepath.Dir(zipPath)
 
+	// Setup progress tracking
 	var done int64
 	startTime := time.Now()
 
-	for _, f := range reader.File {
-		if strings.Contains(f.Name, "..") {
-			return errors.New("potentially malicious zip item path")
+	// Iterate over each file in the archive
+	for i, f := range reader.File {
+		// If user clicked "Cancel" elsewhere, stop
+		if !working {
+			return errors.New("operation canceled by user")
 		}
+
 		outPath := filepath.Join(extractDir, f.Name)
 
 		// Make directory if current entry is a folder
@@ -2398,21 +2395,9 @@ func unpackArchive(zipPath string) error {
 			if err := os.MkdirAll(outPath, f.Mode()); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	for i, f := range reader.File {
-		if strings.Contains(f.Name, "..") {
-			return errors.New("potentially malicious zip item path")
-		}
-
-		// Already handled above
-		if f.FileInfo().IsDir() {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		outPath := filepath.Join(extractDir, f.Name)
-
 		// Otherwise create necessary parent directories
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(outPath), 0755); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -2425,14 +2410,20 @@ func unpackArchive(zipPath string) error {
 		}
 		defer fileInArchive.Close()
 
-		dstFile, err := os.Create(outPath)
+		// Create/overwrite the destination file
+		dstFile, err := os.OpenFile(outPath, os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, f.Mode())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		// Read from zip in chunks to update progress
-		buffer := make([]byte, MiB)
+		buffer := make([]byte, MiB) // e.g., 1 MiB chunk
 		for {
+			if !working {
+				dstFile.Close()
+				os.Remove(outPath) // remove partial extraction if canceled
+				return errors.New("operation canceled by user")
+			}
 			n, readErr := fileInArchive.Read(buffer)
 			if n > 0 {
 				_, writeErr := dstFile.Write(buffer[:n])
@@ -2441,6 +2432,7 @@ func unpackArchive(zipPath string) error {
 					return writeErr
 				}
 
+				// Update "done" and recalc progress, speed, eta
 				done += int64(n)
 				progress, speed, eta = statify(done, totalSize, startTime)
 				progressInfo = fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", i+1, len(reader.File))