When people talk about file compression, they usually mean ZIP. In fact, they often make it into a verb–much like we “Google” things on the Internet, we “zip” files before sending them over email. But ...

If you’ve ever sent, or received, a big file via email, you’ve undoubtably encountered a zip file. Double-click one of these and it expands to show files hidden inside. A zip file, or archive, takes ...

Recent versions of Windows have built-in support for Zip files, but it gives new emphasis to the adjective "basic". Unless you almost never encounter Zip files, you need something else. Zip files are ...

7-Zip is free and offers some neat features, achieving an impressive compression ratio – although it could perform better in terms of compression speeds. Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours ...

PKware originated the ZIP format, and SecureZIP 11 does everything you'd expect in a ZIP utility. It also integrates with Outlook to speed and secure your e-mail, and it brings public-key cryptography ...

Windows 95/98/2000 does not have have built in ZIP file support. It is therefore necessary to use a 3rd party software to create and extract ZIP files. I will base this tutorial on a popular Zip ...