# Bug in ark while choosing extracted files' destination

**URL:** <https://discuss.kde.org/t/bug-in-ark-while-choosing-extracted-files-destination/41827>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** ark\
**Created:** [November 19, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/bug-in-ark-while-choosing-extracted-files-destination/41827 "2025-11-19T08:46:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sukhoi42](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@sukhoi42](https://discuss.kde.org/u/sukhoi42)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/bug-in-ark-while-choosing-extracted-files-destination/41827/1 "2025-11-19T08:46:40Z")

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When I extract files using ark, even though I have chosen the destination folder for the extracted files, sometimes the extract button remains disabled until I enter some text in the filename field.

Want to know if this a bug or I am doing something wrong.

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**Author:** ![meven](https://discuss-cdn.kde.org/user_avatar/discuss.kde.org/meven/32/1748_2.png) [@meven](https://discuss.kde.org/u/meven)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://discuss.kde.org/t/bug-in-ark-while-choosing-extracted-files-destination/41827/2 "2025-11-19T08:49:21Z")

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I think that’s [https://bugs.kde.org/show\_bug.cgi?id=507193](https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=507193)

It improved in KDE Frameworks version 6.20 but I have a little work left to do [Extract Dialog: Allow to select the current Url (!299) · Merge requests · Utilities / Ark · GitLab](https://invent.kde.org/utilities/ark/-/merge_requests/299)