--- title: Export and Unpack Dataverse Solutions Using Power... description: This tutorial shows how to export a Dataverse solution and unpack it into local files using Power Platform CLI. It walks through checking the current... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/export-and-unpack-dataverse-solutions-using-power-platform-cli-ehipxshcg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Export and Unpack Dataverse Solutions Using Power Platform CLI | daily.dev og:description: This tutorial shows how to export a Dataverse solution and unpack it into local files using Power Platform CLI. It walks through checking the current... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/export-and-unpack-dataverse-solutions-using-power-platform-cli-ehipxshcg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/EhIpxsHcg.png og:image:alt: Export and Unpack Dataverse Solutions Using Power Platform CLI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Export and Unpack Dataverse Solutions Using Power Platform CLI **[C\# Corner](https://daily.dev/sources/csharpcorner)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary This tutorial shows how to export a Dataverse solution and unpack it into local files using Power Platform CLI. It walks through checking the current authentication profile with 'pac auth list', listing solutions with 'pac solution list', and exporting an unmanaged solution with 'pac solution export --name "ContosoCore"'. The export saves a ZIP file like ConstosoCore.zip to a local folder. Running 'pac solution unpack --zipfile "ContosoCore.zip" --folder "c:\Solution\"' decomposes the ZIP into XML and other files using the SolutionPackager capability, making the components suitable for source control. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I export an unmanaged solution from Dataverse using Power Platform CLI? Run 'pac solution export --name "SolutionName"' after connecting to the correct environment with pac auth. This downloads the unmanaged solution as a ZIP file, such as ContosoCore.zip, to a local folder like C:\Users\apotti, or to a custom folder path you specify instead of the default. _daily.dev surfaces CLI workflow guides like this for developers automating Dataverse deployments._ ### What does the pac solution unpack command do in Power Platform CLI? It decomposes a compressed Dataverse solution ZIP into individual XML and other files using the underlying SolutionPackager capability, reversibly, so the components can be managed in source control. The command syntax is 'pac solution unpack --zipfile "ContosoCore.zip" --folder "c:\Solution\"', extracting the ZIP contents into the specified folder. _Developers setting up Dataverse source control can track CLI command references on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How to Connect to Microsoft Dataverse Using Power Platform CLI](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-connect-to-microsoft-dataverse-using-power-platform-cli-gmtgehj54) · C\# Corner · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [How to Manage Dataverse Authentication Profiles Using Microsoft Power Platform CLI](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-manage-dataverse-authentication-profiles-using-microsoft-power-platform-cli-ovqnt3trq) · C\# Corner · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Bacpac and Dacpac, the similarities and differences](https://daily.dev/posts/bacpac-and-dacpac-the-similarities-and-differences-gqomyrq66) · DevBlogs · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Salesforce Deployments with Octopus](https://daily.dev/posts/salesforce-deployments-with-octopus-u7cvveibt) · OctopusDeploy · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#microsoft](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft), [#dataverse](https://daily.dev/tags/dataverse) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/export-and-unpack-dataverse-solutions-using-power-platform-cli-ehipxshcg) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Export and Unpack Dataverse Solutions Using Power Platform CLI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/export-and-unpack-dataverse-solutions-using-power-platform-cli-ehipxshcg","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/export-and-unpack-dataverse-solutions-using-power-platform-cli-ehipxshcg"},"datePublished":"2026-10-31T15:14:14.153Z","dateModified":"2026-10-31T15:14:38.361Z","description":"This tutorial shows how to export a Dataverse solution and unpack it into local files using Power Platform CLI. 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