Compressing your file(s) can help you meet these size restrictions. Websites and emails will often have attachment size limitations.
When uploading or sending files on the internet it’s a great option to be able to password protect sensitive data. Adding a password protection to your files allows for you to prevent unwanted eyes from seeing your documents. Encryption & Password ProtectionĪlthough password protecting files and files isn’t limited to archivers it is a great addition. This allows for you to make the most out of the storage space that you have. Fortunately archived files are much smaller than the original counterparts. When dealing with large files, like video, being able to store all the content can be difficult. Although some online hosts allow for you to download multiple files at a time this feature is usually behind a paywall. This is great for hosting files online, as you will only need to download the one archived folder instead of each file individually.
Another advantage is being able to merge all the files or an entire folder into one. The smaller size allows for you to transfer quicker. Large files can take a rather long time to transfer, especially if you’re uploading them online. Why Compress/Archive Files? Save TimeĬompressing files can be a great way to save time. Press “Ok” and the compression will begin. If you want to modify settings select “Add to archive.”Ĩ. Select “Add to filename.zip” or “Add to filename.7z” for quick compression. Right click on a selected file and hover over the 7-Zip options.ģ. Select the folder or file(s) that you want to compress.Ģ. When you hover over the 7-Zip heading you will have a choice of different actions.ġ. Once you have 7-Zip installed you should notice an additional “7-Zip” option when right clicking on a file or folder. You can use these formats and individually adjust the settings for each compression.
How to Compress a File to Zip or 7zħ-Zip allows for you to archive files in four different formats including Zip and 7z. The 7z format is one of the better archive methods and can compress file size down a notable amount. With 7-Zip you have access to compressing in different formats, including 7z and zip. The compression will reduce the file size and even merge multiple files into one for easy transfer.7-Zip can also open these archived files and extract the original documents inside.
After they were compressed to one zip file they only used 109KB, that’s a savings of about 300KB.7-Zip is a free program that allows for you to compress files and folders. When selected, the four Excel spreadsheets are 423KB. If it is a single file, the zip file will take the name of the file with the exception of the extension. The compressed file will take on the name of the file that was first selected when you selected all of the files. The zipped file will automatically appear in the folder where the original files reside. Click on Compressed (zipped) folder from the list.Ī. Right click on the files and click on Send to to open the menu.ģ. Select the files you wish to compress and combine into a Zip file.Ģ.
Note: I used Windows 7 Ultimate for this tutorial.ġ. If you have any comments or questions please use the comments form below. In this guide I will show you how to create a Zip file in Windows 7 containing multiple files. Aside from the convenience of sending 1 archive (containing all of your files), zipping or compressing files also reduces the size of the files being sent which in turn reduces the amount of time it takes to send and receive the files. Remember WinZip? Well in Windows 7 you don’t need WinZip to create or open zip files, it is all built-in. Because there is no option to send a folder as a folder via email, Windows 7 gives users the option of zipping up a group of files or a folder containing multiple files into a compressed zip document. This can happen when sending files related to work or when sending pictures of a recent outing to family and friends. Don’t you hate it when people send you emails containing a ton of attachments instead of one file? Trust me, they hate it when you do it too.