Zip files are a useful but cumbersome solution to compressing multiple files together. They come in different ways—an archive of photographs for a project, or the need to compress a file that just won ...

A compressed version of files, popularly known as zipped files are convenient but also prone to errors. So, when you attempt to open such files using freeware utilities like 7-Zip, you may encounter ...

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).

Zipped files are easy to transfer plus they take less space compared to the uncompressed files. Also, it’s very simple to compress, combine and zip several files into one zipped folder. So if you ever ...

There are some apps and software versions that you can’t get on your device through the Play Store or OTA. This is where flashing files onto your device comes in. Flashing files usually requires ...

Former Microsoft employee Dave Plummer shares how he almost got fired for adding ZIP file support to Windows 30 years ago. Aside from his day job at Microsoft, Dave had a side hustle selling software.

7-zip has finally added support for the long-requested 'Mark-of-the-Web' Windows security feature, providing better protection from malicious downloaded files. When you download documents and ...