When we talk about file types, we talk about files containing data in a specific format for use by a particular program or programs. Windows Explorer lists file types in its Type column. For example, ...

While ZIP is far from the only file type for compressed archives, it is one of the most common, and works on any desktop operating system. Windows has support for compressing and decompressing ZIP ...

Want to compress multiple files on your Chromebook or open an archive you recently downloaded? It’s easy, as Chrome OS includes an integrated tool to pack and unpack ZIP-based archives. There’s no ...

One of the more common types of files that we have to deal with are archived files. You’ve seen them before, and they come in zip, rar, 7z, tar, and other file types. The point of using archives is to ...

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ZIP and RAR files have overtaken Office documents as the file most commonly used by cyber criminals to deliver malware, according to an analysis of real-world cyber attacks and data collected from ...

The Macintosh operating system has a quick and convenient way to organize files by type. Business users that are used to using Windows systems simply need to learn the terminology used on a Macintosh ...

You can unzip a file on a Mac by double-clicking on it to open the file with Archive Utility, or by right-clicking and selecting "Open." ...

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 ...