Zip files are handy when you need to send someone multiple files or folders. Not only do zip files compress the data, making the files smaller, they combine everything together. This also makes them ...

Computer files come in all formats and sizes, and if you have to send someone several items at once, the easiest way to do that is with an archive file. An archive file is simply a compressed batch of ...

If you use a Mac computer in your small business, you probably have sensitive information and store private data in files and folders on your computer. This data must be organized and protected so the ...

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You can unzip a file on a Mac by double-clicking on it, or by right-clicking and selecting "Open." The unzipped file will expand its content into a folder on your ...

Here’s how you can make a zip file archive in Mac OS X. 1. Right-click on the file (s) or folder that you want to zip. 2. On the menu that pops up choose Compress Items. 3. You’ll find the new .zip ...

Back in the days of 56-kbps modems and 1.44MB floppies, compressing files was a necessity. These days, bandwidth and storage are less of a concern, but there are still reasons to package files into ...