When you "zip" a file, you'll compress its data and reduce how much space it takes up on your computer or phone.

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What's the best file compression tool out there? According to a recent Lifehacker poll, it's not even close: 7-Zip blew away a crowded field to take home a majority of the votes. Though 7-Zip only ...

What is known as ZIP to most of us, is actually the DEFLATE algorithm, and Google has made it slightly better. The search giant announced Zopli today, which is a new compression algorithm that is ...

Windows/Linux (Thunderbird): The Auto Zip Attachments Thunderbird extension does just what its name suggests: automatically zips your email attachments for easy sending. This handy little extension ...

You can zip any kind of files on a Mac to save yourself some storage space. Here's how to zip a file on Mac, and compress ...

People compress electronic files for different reasons – to make them easier to transport electronically, to organize their backups, or to save device storage space, for example. That's why Apple's ...

New in version ’08 Release 2 are: * Upgrade to Xar version 1.5.2. * Crypted zip files now uses AES-256. * Improved AppleScript dictionary to let automate also Email and Archive actions. * Added ...

This post will show you how to Repair corrupted and damaged ZIP files on your Windows 11/10 computer. At such times if you try to carry out the compression ...