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Simply go to your Finder and select the file(s) that you want to zip.

In just two clicks, you can compress files into a ZIP folder A ZIP folder with the same name as your file will appear in the same location. Now right-click to open the context menu, and click on Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder. For example, on your Windows computer go to your Explorer and select one or several files that you want to compress. The process is easy and only takes a few clicks. If you use a Windows or Mac computer, you already have the tools you need to zip or unzip files. This process is called “zipping” and “unzipping.” On the other end, your recipient unpacks the compressed file, which restores it to its original size with no loss of quality. Your files are compressed to as little as 12% of their original size, so a 100 MB file can be squeezed down to as small as 12 MB – well within the attachment limit of almost any email program. The same applies with zip compression: You create a ZIP folder that functions like a compression sack and you can “stuff” one or several files into a compact bundle of data.

How does this work? Picture stuffing a puffy sleeping bag into a compression sack – the resulting bundle is significantly smaller and easier to pack and carry, but when you arrive at your campsite and pull out the sleeping bag, it puffs back up to its original size. Have you ever wanted to send some photos or a large document as an email attachment, but received an error message that your attachment is too large? Or received a warning on your device that your hard drive is full? One solution is to compress your files.