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How to zip & unzip files windows 10, 8, and 7

Do i unzip or zip file windows 10

Microsoft windows allow you to compress the files or folder to save your computer disk storage. Remember the compressed (zipped) file uses less storage space in your computer as compared to uncompressed files or folders, also uncompressed files take more time to be transferred to other devices such as computer, flash disk or external disk due to its largest size as compared to compressed files that uses less time.

 
The similar case works on file sharing, might happen you want to share the files with someone online like sending attachment email with job details information, text files for assessment, submission of assignment for students and more with large size, so the best option to send them all in one folder instead of one by one file is to compress it then attach.

If you have been searching for downloads on the internet for example the software’s, probably you observed the differences between the zipped and unzipped .exe files. The software in zipped form have less size, less time to download and use less data as compared to uncompressed software file.

But issue are different to other types of files such as JPEG images are already highly compressed no need to compress the several JPEG picture into a folder, since it will be about the same as the original collection of pictures.

In windows 10 you interact with zipped files and folders in the same way that you interact with unzipped files and folders also. In this article I will teach some tips to combine several files into one zipped folder and save your device storage and make it easier for file sharing to your fellow buddies.

Zip files windows 10

Before anything locate the file or folder that you want to have it compressed
Press the cursor on the file or folder and right click on that file or folder from the options select send to expand tray with extra options, then select compressed (zipped) folder. 

A new zipped file or folder will be created in the similar location. If you want to rename the zipped file or folder, right click on it, then from the options select “Rename” next from properties or click twice on the zipped folder or file near the default name, and type the new name depending on your need.

Unzip files windows 10

Locate the compressed folder or file that you want to have it uncompressed

First option uncompressing all files: Press the cursor on the compressed folder and right click on that folder, from the option select Extract here, to extract the all files in the same location.

Second option uncompressing single file: Press the cursor on the compressed folder and double click to open the compressed folder hold and drag the file from the zipped folder to a new location.

Open zip files windows 10

After zipping your files, you might want to open it to have access of the files stored in the zipped folder. To open the zipped folder, press the cursor on the zipped files, double click on it now you will have the zipped files open, now you will find the folder within it, and double click to have the files inside it. To open the file double click on the file you need to open or hold the file you need to open then drag it on the desktop screen or any other disk, then double click to open the file.

Conclusion

Now, I'm sure you can answer the question i asked on the beginning of the article if you can zip or unzip files in windows 10, let me know in the comment box below.

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