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Zip Folder - Zipping and Extracting Folders
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About ZIP Folders

  • A zip file is a file format that can contain multiple files combined and compressed into one file.
  • Files that are zipped have a file extension of . zip.
  • Since it's a type of compressed file, a zip file can be smaller in size than the files it contains. This makes the zip file easier and faster to download.
  • To view contents of a zip, you need to extract the contents from it.

Zipping a Folder

  1. Locate the file or folder that you want to zip.
  2. Press and hold (or right-click) the file or folder, select (or point to) Send to, and then select Compressed (zipped) folder.
    1. A new zipped folder with the same name is created in the same location.
    2. To rename it, press and hold (or right-click) the folder, select Rename, and then type the new name.

Extract (Unzip) a Folder

  1. Locate the Zip Folder on your computer.
  2. Proceed by doing either option:
    1. To unzip all the contents of the zipped folder, right-click the folder, select Extract All..., and then follow the instructions.

    2. To unzip a single file or folder, open the zipped folder, then drag the file or folder from the zipped folder to a new location.


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