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- How to Zip and Unzip Files and Folders on a Mac File compression is built-in to the Mac OS. Share Pin Email Print Macs. Guides & Tutorials Basics Installing & Upgrading. Are instructions that show you how to compress and decompress files and folders using the zipping tool built into the Mac. It's a basic tool, but it gets the job done.
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- Launch the software
- The main screen appears with two options “Create a new RZIP File” and “Open / Upgrade RZIP File”, select the first option to create a ZIP file
- Provide the name of the file to be created by using “Specify File name” option
- A dialog box with two file formats “.zip” and “.rzip” appears, select the appropriate one and hit “OK”
- Also provide the location of the ZIP file, where you need it to be saved
- In case you need to split the files in two or more ZIP files, then make use “Split files” option and also select the size limit of each ZIP file
- Now choose an appropriate compression level from the list
- You can also protect your ZIP file by selecting the “Set Password” option and password protect it
- A list of four encryption levels appears choose one among them based on the security level required
- Now press “Next” button
- Select the files either by hitting the “Add files” and “Add Folders” tabs or by just dragging and dropping the files, which you need to compress
- Now click on “Compress” option, to start the compression process
- After completion a confirmation message will be displayed
- To update or add new file /folder to the ZIP file, just click on “Open / Upgrade RZIP File” option from the main screen and hit the “Add files” or “Add Folders” option