Shared documents<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nEmails are limited to how much data you can attach to them. Folders can\u2019t be attached to an email, but .zip folders can. You may also need to compress a file into a .zip form to save space. When files are too large to email or text, consider using a cloud-based storage service like Google Drive, iCloud, or Dropbox. Once uploaded, you can share folders with the click of a button or share of a URL link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is not necessary to download a 3rd-party application to work with .zip files. However, a quick Google search for \u201cZIP files\u201d does reveal some apps that are great if you need more features than what your operating system provides. That being said, these apps are not required to work with .zip files. Every recent Windows or Mac operating system is capable of working with .zip files without the help of any 3rd-party applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Working with .zip files on Windows and macOS is nearly the same. The only major difference is the location of where your extracted files appear. On Windows PC\u2019s, you\u2019re prompted to choose a specific location for the extracted (aka unzipped)<\/em> files. Opening a .zip file on macOS automatically creates an uncompressed version next to the original file. Go to the Archive Utility settings if you want to change the location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening a .zip file on Windows is simple with the Extract All<\/strong> feature. When this happens the .zip file remains, and the contents are extracted in the same directory, or wherever you choose. You typically don\u2019t need to keep .zip files once they\u2019ve been extracted, so delete them to recover the storage space.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSome installers are delivered as .zip files and must be uncompressed first. On Windows, you can access the files inside while they\u2019re still compressed. That might be alright for some purposes, but you should not run installer .exe files until they\u2019ve first been extracted. Another good practice is to delete the .zip file after you\u2019ve extracted the contents, as keeping both with just occupy storage space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Right-click the .zip folder and choose Extract All<\/strong>.<\/li>Select the location where you want your extracted files to appear and click Extract<\/strong>. Extracting to the desktop make files easier to find but don\u2019t store them here permanently.<\/li>Your extracted files will now appear on your desktop or in whatever location you chose in step two.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\nCreating a .zip file is a great way to condense one or more files or folders into a single one. The compressed .zip file is useful for email or sending multiple files in one package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Right-click the file\/folder, choose Send to<\/strong> and then Compressed (zipped) folder<\/strong>.<\/li>Locate your new .zip file in the same location as the original file or folder.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening .zip files on a Mac couldn\u2019t be easier: just double-click the .zip file and the uncompressed contents will appear next to it. If you do this in a Finder window and don\u2019t immediately see the contents, try organizing by Name or Date Modified. The .zip versions are no longer needed once uncompressed and can be deleted to recover storage space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The default built-in app for .zip files on macOS is the Archive Utility <\/strong>(Internal Hard Drive > System > Library > CoreServices)<\/em>. Open the utility to change the preferences for .zip files.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDouble click the .zip folder.<\/li> Locate the new contents in the same location as the .zip folder.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\nCreating a .zip file is a great way to condense one or more files or folders into a single one. The compressed .zip file is useful for email or sending multiple files in one package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Right-click the file or folder and choose Compress<\/strong>.<\/li>Locate your new .zip file in the same location as the original file or folder.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1756107,"template":"","categories":[1,2],"tags":[141529,67947,35184,65459,60810,55248,36320,34259,34717,60491,34740,54412,34750,54411],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[33184,33542],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n