Sharing large files with friends, families, and even business associates over the web is no easy task. Yes, you could use a cloud storage platform, but who wants to waste time downloading large files ...

Ever download a folder full of files, only to notice all of the documents inside are zipped shut and encrypted—basically the digital version of Fort Knox? These are examples of the ever-wonderful, yet ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You can easily compress and extract files with your macOS, iOS, Windows, Android, or ChromeOS device by using a ...

Zip files are the simplest and most basic compressed file types for compressing several files into one. Zip files are referred to as compressed files, because they reduce the overall file size ...

When people talk about file compression, they usually mean ZIP. In fact, they often make it into a verb–much like we “Google” things on the Internet, we “zip” files before sending them over email. But ...

When you "zip" a file, you'll compress its data and reduce how much space it takes up on your computer or phone. Nearly all devices have built-in tools that let you zip (and later unzip) files. Over ...

Double-click the file to unzip it, decompress and compress from drag and drop, create a ZIP file with a password, repair a broken ZIP file, extract the inside file without mounting the virtual disk ...

Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT veteran turned stay-at-home-dad of two girls. He focuses on Android devices and applications while maintaining a review blog ...