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By using Mac OS X you do not need to download another application to create or compress a file, several files or files as a whole in a folder.

Of course, you can easily and quickly create zippers for your files.

Then the file name after zipping will be Archive.zip.

And if there are several files that you zip, then the name of these files is Archive2.zip, Archive3.zip and so on.

To access files that have been compressed, you can read our article in How to Open Zip Files on Mac X.

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It saves storage space on the computer and keeps all the files organized.

A compressed file is much easier to transfer through flash drive or email.

Most of the software downloads on the server are in zip files to save storage space for server.

In this article, we will walk you through the steps compress (zip) and uncompress (unzip) files on your macOS.

Zip files on mac ZippingCompressing Files on macOS Most of the operating systems have a feature to compress the files and folders into a zip file.

When a user clicks the compress option, the Archive Utility will open, compress the files, and then quits automatically.

The process is easy to use but there is much more to it as shown below.

How to Zip a single file or folder Locate the file on your system that you want to compress Right-click on the file and choose Compress filename Zip a single file on mac Your file will be compressed into a zip file with the same name but.zip extension in the same directoryfolder.

How to ZIPCompress Multiples Files on a macOS Locate the files that you want to compress and select files by Click Drag to highlight or hold Shift key and Click each file Right-click on selected files and choose Compress 3 items (number depends on the count of your files).

Zip multiple files on mac A zip file will be created with the name Archive.zip How to Create a Password-Protected ZIP File on a macOS Hold Command and Press Space to open Spotlight, type Terminal to search and Enter Change directory to where files are located by using the command: cd desktop (you can put your path in place of the desktop ) Then type the command for making a password protected zip file: For file put the filename in last with extension zip e appuals.zip appuals.png Password-protect a single file into a zip file For folders type -er and the name of the folder: zip er appuals.zip appuals Password-protect a folder into a zip file Now when you open or unzip the file, it will ask for a password.

How to Change Default Location of Zip files on a macOS Hold Command and Press Space to open Spotlight Search, then type Archive Utility to search and press Enter to open With Archive Utility running, hold the Command and Press comma (,) key to open Preferences.

You can also open it from the menu bar as shown below Location option in Archive Utility Preferences You can change the directory of both compressed and decompressed files to whatever you want.

Unzipping files on macOS Just as the Archive Utility is used for making zip files, it is the same for unzipping in Mac OS.

When you open a zip file, it will automatically decompress in the same folder or the location you set for it.

How to UncompressUnzip a file on a macOS Locate the zip file you want to unzip.

Right-click on the file and choose Open or you can simply double click the zip file Unzipping a zip file in mac How to View ZIPMETA File Information without Extracting or Uncompressing a File Hold Command and Press Space to open Spotlight, type Terminal to search and Enter Change directory to the file location that you want to check by command: cd desktop You can check the information by two different commands: zipinfo appuals.zip unzip l appuals.zip Check the zip file info through Terminal Alternative Utilities with Extra Features You can also check some of the best utilities on Mac Store for zipping and unzipping.

Most of the utilities will provide additional features where user can directly send the zip file through email or save it to cloud drive.

Some of the worth mentioning utilities are Better Zip, StuffIt Expander, Winzip, iZip, and Keka Alternative Archive Utilities for Mac Sometimes the default utility may get an issue in expanding the zip files like Unable to expand zip file.

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