How does a zip file work, and how can you use it? Here's everything you need to know to master the art of sending massive files.

"A zip file takes a directory of, say, 25 files and makes it into one file," Samir Khuller, chair of Northwestern Engineering’s Department of Computer Science, tells Popular Mechanics.

File management is very important on Windows, as it allows you to save storage space for other files and documents. In this article, we will learn how to zip and unzip files.

Click "Extract" to decompress the ZIP file. Once completed, you can safely delete the original ZIP file and access its contents from the newly created sub-folder.

How to unzip files on Windows 11 The zip function has been a long-standing feature, so it has made its way into the latest version of Windows. Still, how do you return ZIP files to normal?

Do you want to add files to an existing ZIP file in Windows 11/10 without extracting and re-zipping everything? Follow this easy guide.

Once you unzip a file on your Chromebook, you can copy and paste its contents to any other folder on the computer.

Together, we're going to zip and unzip a file on Linux. I'll show you first how to do it from the command line and then using the GNOME File Manager GUI.