Vista Associate Zip Files Explorer
You probably heard the term 'zip' many times before. It's one of the most popular file formats that allows you to compress files to save space on your hard drive or to make it easier to send them over the internet.Typically, you would use zip for archiving files you rarely use, or to send documents and pictures via email. In addition, zip is also commonly used to compress files and make them available for download on websites or.Nowadays, lots of third-party software can handle zip compression, but if you're running, you don't need to install extra software, because the OS supports zip natively.How to zip files to save hard drive spaceTo compress files using zip and save hard drive space, do the following:.
Vista Associate Zip Files Explorer Windows 10
Open File Explorer. Navigate to the location with the items you want to compress.Right-click on an empty space, select New, and click Compressed (zipped) Folder. Type a descriptive name for the folder and press Enter.
Select the files and folders you want to compress.Right-click your selection, and choose Cut. Double-click the newly-created compressed folder.Right-click it and select Paste.You can always add more files to the zip folder by repeating steps 5, 6 and 7.
How to zip files to share with other peopleIf you're only trying to compress files to make it easier to send them over the internet, you can do the following:. Open File Explorer.
Navigate to the location of the items you want to compress. Select the files and folders you want to share.Right-click your selection, select Send to, and click on Compressed (zipped) folder. Type a name for the compressed folder and press Enter.Once you complete these steps, you can, for example, attach the zipped folder to email to share files with other people. After you sent the email, you can safely delete the zipped folder, because it only contains a copy of your original files.Alternatively, you can select the items you want to send, and from the Share tab, click the Zip button to compress. How to unzip files on Windows 10Windows 10 supports zip natively, which means that you can just double-click the zipped folder to access its content — and open files. Wrapping upAlthough there are tons of third-party software options designed to compress files, which can also handle additional compression file formats, you'll find that Windows 10 includes all the necessary functionalities anyone needs to zip and unzip files.Do you use Windows 10 or another software to handle file compression? Let us know your preferences in the comments.
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