Zip files compress your folders or files and save storage on your computer. They're also easier to send from device to device. Here's how to make one.

Knowing how to create zip files can make a difference in your document storage. The stuff inside won’t take a lot of space, and the latest file formats are often larger.

To make a ZIP file in Windows, right-click the files and/or folders that should be in the archive and then choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder. In Windows 11, you'll need to select Show ...

Windows ME/XP/2003 have built in ZIP file support. It is therefore, very easy to make and extract ZIP files using these operating systems.

Use a simple Automator workflow to compress multiple files into multiple archives.

When was the last time you had to create a zip file? Personally, I have to interact with those types of files all the time (either receiving or sending them to various clients, family, and friends ...