diff --git a/src/archive/tar.rs b/src/archive/tar.rs
index e0265fd..a42108c 100644
--- a/src/archive/tar.rs
+++ b/src/archive/tar.rs
@@ -31,17 +31,11 @@ pub fn unpack_archive(
         let mut file = file?;
 
         let file_path = output_folder.join(file.path()?);
-        if file_path.exists() && !utils::user_wants_to_overwrite(&file_path, question_policy)? {
+        if !utils::clear_path(&file_path, question_policy)? {
+            // User doesn't want to overwrite
             continue;
         }
 
-        if file_path.is_dir() {
-            // ToDo: Maybe we should emphasise that `file_path` is a directory and everything inside it will be gone?
-            fs::remove_dir_all(&file_path)?;
-        } else if file_path.is_file() {
-            fs::remove_file(&file_path)?;
-        }
-
         file.unpack_in(output_folder)?;
 
         info!("{:?} extracted. ({})", output_folder.join(file.path()?), Bytes::new(file.size()));
diff --git a/src/archive/zip.rs b/src/archive/zip.rs
index 6a46b31..c71be89 100644
--- a/src/archive/zip.rs
+++ b/src/archive/zip.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ use crate::{
     info,
     list::FileInArchive,
     utils::{
-        cd_into_same_dir_as, concatenate_os_str_list, dir_is_empty, get_invalid_utf8_paths, strip_cur_dir, to_utf,
-        user_wants_to_overwrite, Bytes,
+        cd_into_same_dir_as, clear_path, concatenate_os_str_list, dir_is_empty, get_invalid_utf8_paths, strip_cur_dir,
+        to_utf, Bytes,
     },
     QuestionPolicy,
 };
@@ -39,17 +39,11 @@ where
         };
 
         let file_path = into.join(file_path);
-        if file_path.exists() && !user_wants_to_overwrite(&file_path, question_policy)? {
+        if !clear_path(&file_path, question_policy)? {
+            // User doesn't want to overwrite
             continue;
         }
 
-        if file_path.is_dir() {
-            // ToDo: Maybe we should emphasise that `file_path` is a directory and everything inside it will be gone?
-            fs::remove_dir_all(&file_path)?;
-        } else if file_path.is_file() {
-            fs::remove_file(&file_path)?;
-        }
-
         check_for_comments(&file);
 
         match (&*file.name()).ends_with('/') {
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index 1559ec9..5a2dcee 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ fn decompress_file(
     //
     // Any other Zip decompression done can take up the whole RAM and freeze ouch.
     if formats.len() == 1 && *formats[0].compression_formats == [Zip] {
+        if !utils::clear_path(output_dir, question_policy)? {
+            // User doesn't want to overwrite
+            return Ok(());
+        }
         utils::create_dir_if_non_existent(output_dir)?;
         let zip_archive = zip::ZipArchive::new(reader)?;
         let _files = crate::archive::zip::unpack_archive(zip_archive, output_dir, question_policy)?;
@@ -370,6 +374,10 @@ fn decompress_file(
         reader = chain_reader_decoder(format, reader)?;
     }
 
+    if !utils::clear_path(&output_path, question_policy)? {
+        // User doesn't want to overwrite
+        return Ok(());
+    }
     utils::create_dir_if_non_existent(output_dir)?;
 
     let files_unpacked;
diff --git a/src/utils/fs.rs b/src/utils/fs.rs
index 875619e..034c3aa 100644
--- a/src/utils/fs.rs
+++ b/src/utils/fs.rs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use std::{
 
 use fs_err as fs;
 
-use super::to_utf;
-use crate::{extension::Extension, info};
+use super::{to_utf, user_wants_to_overwrite};
+use crate::{extension::Extension, info, QuestionPolicy};
 
 /// Checks if given path points to an empty directory.
 pub fn dir_is_empty(dir_path: &Path) -> bool {
@@ -19,6 +19,25 @@ pub fn dir_is_empty(dir_path: &Path) -> bool {
     dir_path.read_dir().map(is_empty).unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
+/// Remove `path` asking the user to overwrite if necessary.
+///
+/// * `Ok(true)` means the path is clear,
+/// * `Ok(false)` means the user doesn't want to overwrite
+/// * `Err(_)` is an error
+pub fn clear_path(path: &Path, question_policy: QuestionPolicy) -> crate::Result<bool> {
+    if path.exists() && !user_wants_to_overwrite(path, question_policy)? {
+        return Ok(false);
+    }
+
+    if path.is_dir() {
+        fs::remove_dir_all(path)?;
+    } else if path.is_file() {
+        fs::remove_file(path)?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(true)
+}
+
 /// Creates a directory at the path, if there is nothing there.
 pub fn create_dir_if_non_existent(path: &Path) -> crate::Result<()> {
     if !path.exists() {
diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index 7e948b7..4c09cd5 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ mod fs;
 mod question;
 
 pub use formatting::{concatenate_os_str_list, nice_directory_display, strip_cur_dir, to_utf, Bytes};
-pub use fs::{cd_into_same_dir_as, create_dir_if_non_existent, dir_is_empty, try_infer_extension};
+pub use fs::{cd_into_same_dir_as, clear_path, create_dir_if_non_existent, dir_is_empty, try_infer_extension};
 pub use question::{
     create_or_ask_overwrite, user_wants_to_continue_decompressing, user_wants_to_overwrite, QuestionPolicy,
 };