{"id":78215,"date":"2020-10-07T13:04:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T08:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=78215"},"modified":"2020-10-07T13:06:42","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T08:06:42","slug":"how-to-fix-genshin-impact-1008-failed-to-obtain-zip-error-on-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-genshin-impact-1008-failed-to-obtain-zip-error-on-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix Genshin Impact 1008 Failed to Obtain Zip Error on PC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/genshin-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Genshin Impact<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a free-to-play, open-world action role-playing gacha video game from\u00a0<strong><em>miHoYo<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0The game is now available on PC, PS4, and mobile devices. If you are on the PC version and are running into the Genshin Impact <strong>1008 <\/strong>Failed to Obtain Zip error, here is how you can fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game is a massive success with over <strong>17 <\/strong>million players just on mobile devices. It is available on both <strong><em>Android <\/em><\/strong>and <em><strong>iOS <\/strong><\/em>phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Genshin Impact 1008 Failed to Obtain Zip Error<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A few users have reported that they are running into this error while trying to launch the game. The fix is relatively simple, and you can do so by following the steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Head over to where you have the game installed, and navigate to the following folders <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><strong>Genshin\/Genshin Impact Game\/ <\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Here, simply extract the <strong>GenshinImpact_1.0.0.zip<\/strong> using compression software like <strong>Winrar <\/strong>or <strong>7zip<\/strong><\/li><li>Now, run the game via the <strong>.exe <\/strong>and not the launcher<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While you are here, make sure you check out our other guides for the game as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-genshin-impact-msvcp140-dll-missing-error-on-pc\/\">How to fix Genshin Impact MSVCP140.dll Missing Error on PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-genshin-impact-error-code-9908-on-pc\/\">Fix Genshin Impact Error Code 9908 on PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-genshin-impact-not-launching-issue-on-pc\/\">How to fix Genshin Impact Not launching issue on PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-genshin-impact-launcher-menu-issue-on-pc\/\">Fix Genshin Impact Launcher Menu Issue on PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-the-genshin-impact-error-code-9203-on-pc\/\">How to fix the Genshin Impact Error Code 9203 on PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-genshin-impact-white-screen-at-launch-issue-on-pc\/\">Fix Genshin Impact White Screen at launch Issue on PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-enable-genshin-impact-borderless-windowed-mode-on-pc\/\">How to enable Genshin Impact Borderless Windowed Mode on PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-genshin-impact-failed-to-update-error-on-pc\/\">Fix Genshin Impact Failed to Update Error on PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-genshin-impact-error-code-31-4302-on-pc\/\">How to fix Genshin Impact Error Code 31-4302 on PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/how-to-fix-genshin-impact-crashing-issues-during-gameplay-on-pc\/\">Fix Genshin Impact Crashing Issues during gameplay on PC<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DOWNLOAD GENSHIN IMPACT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can download the game from the following links&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/genshin.mihoyo.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">PC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/product\/UP6262-CUSA23681_00-OSRELSIEAGENSHIN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">PS4<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.miHoYo.GenshinImpact&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Android<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/genshin-impact\/id1517783697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">iOS<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nintendo Switch version is planned for later release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was this guide useful? Are you enjoying the game so far? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genshin Impact\u00a0is a free-to-play, open-world action role-playing gacha video game from\u00a0miHoYo.\u00a0The game is now available on PC, PS4, and mobile devices. If you are on the PC version and are running into the Genshin Impact 1008 Failed to Obtain Zip error, here is how you can fix it. The game is a massive success with over 17 million players just on mobile devices. It is available on both Android and iOS phones. 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