Ever download a folder full of files, only to notice all of the documents inside are zipped shut and encrypted—basically the digital version of Fort Knox? These are examples of the ever-wonderful, yet ...

Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT veteran turned stay-at-home-dad of two girls. He focuses on Android devices and applications while maintaining a review blog ...

File compression is a crucial process for managing and sharing large files efficiently, saving storage space, and reducing download times. With numerous compression tools available, selecting the ...

There is an interesting utility out there for Windows 11/10 called ZipLock, and it is designed to compress your files. Not only that, but you can use it to backup and secure your files on a USB stick.

Zipping files combines multiple files into a single compressed archive, making them easier to store and share. This is particularly useful when you need to send large numbers of files through email or ...

Using PowerShell to zip or unzip files requires some technical knowledge, but it doesn’t necessarily require advanced knowledge. PowerShell commands are quite straightforward, particularly for basic ...

In this how-to, we’ll look at the zip command, a useful utility that enables us to specify lists of files, set a level of data compression and create compressed archives. Whilst you become accustomed ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

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 ...

Facebook does not permit users to upload certain file types such as EXE files to Facebook groups. If you need to upload an unsupported file type, you can pack the file into a ZIP archive and then ...