To open a zip file on a Mac, just double-click it. The Archive utility automatically opens the file or folder, decompressing it and putting it in the same folder as the compressed file.

How to create a zip file on a Mac 1. Open the folder with the files you wish to zip, or identify them on the desktop. 2. While holding either the "shift" or "command" key, click on each file you ...

How to create a Zip archive in Lion Here’s how you can make a zip file archive in Mac OS X. 1. Right-click on the file (s) or folder that you want to zip. 2.

The -e parameter instructs Mac OS X to create an encrypted ZIP file. The archive_name parameter is the name you want your archive to have and the target_folder parameter is the folder or file you ...

File compression on the Mac has been around since nearly as long has the line itself has. Here are our top picks for squeezing files down as small as they can go on macOS and iOS.

Creating a zip file is much easier though since the Mac does this natively. All you need to do is multi-select the files, right-click, and choose Compress from the menu to create a zip file.