The main advantage of zipping files is the size advantage. When you zip a file or multiple files, you are basically compressing them. The percentage of compressions depends on a lot of things including the program that you are using to compress/zip and the type of the files e.g. you don’t want to compress an image too much as it will degrade the quality. Seeing that there are a lot of people who Zips and Unzips their files on daily basis, Microsoft have included a built-in Zipping program in Windows 10. The previous version of Windows don’t have a built-in zipping/compression program, you would have to download a third party tool like WinZip or WinRAR. So, with Windows 10, you don’t have to download any third party tool. You can compress your files within a few clicks.
How to Zip/Compress Files
There are 2 ways to compress/zip your files on Windows 10 both of which will be explained below. So, follow the steps given below to Zip your files on Windows 10 Using the Send to Menu
Using the Ribbon Menu You can use the ribbon menu to zip your files on Windows 10. The ribbon menu is the menu at the top of your Windows Explorer. Note: This method will not work if your file isn’t in the file explorer or is on the Desktop
Adding additional files to Zip file
You can add additional files to your already created Zip file as well. Yes, you don’t have to make a new zip file if you missed a few files while creating the first zip file. Note: You should have the zip file and the additional files (the files that you want to add to the zip file) in the same folder to make it easy to perform the steps given below.
That’s it, simple as that. You should be able to see the files in the zip file.
How to Unzip/Decompress Files
You can Unzip/ Decompress files pretty easily as well. Although you can easily view the files from the zip file by just double clicking it but you won’t be able to edit and save them while they are in the zip file. You would want to extract them in order to edit those files. So, that’s why it is important to know how to unzip the zipped files. Follow the steps given below to unzip your files. Extract/Unzip All Files
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Unzip selective files
You don’t always have to extract all the files from a zip file. You have the option to extract just one or a few files depending on your requirement.
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That’s it, your file (or files) should be unzipped to the selected place. Note: The changes you make to the newly extracted files won’t reflect back to the files in the zip file.
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