Do you have multiple files, that you want to share with your friend? Creating a zip file is going to be the best option for you. Zip is a process to compress your files and make it a single file. It is easy as well as quick to transfer the zipped. If you have used windows then the process on MacBook is slightly different. Thanks to this article, Here’s how to zip a file on a Mac and unzip them.
Its functionality is limited, but it's a decent option for quick zipping and unzipping of files and folders when you need to open zip files someone has sent you. Here's how to zip a file on Mac with the Archive Utility: Find the file or files you want to zip. Note: if you'd like to zip multiple files, it's best to put those files in the same. When you come across split ZIP files that look like sequential part numbers, before extracting files out of the archive, you first need to join the split files together into a single, complete, ZIP file. A split ZIP file could look like this, for instance: 691-5088-A.zip. 001 691-5088-A.zip.002 691-5088-A.zip.003 691-5088-A.zip.004.
What is Zip file?
A zip file is a collection of multiple files that have been compressed into a single file. It’s like having a bunch of pens put in a single packet and zipped ao it can be easily stored, transported, and transferred. Along with the ability to easily transfer the file, the zipping can also decrease the file size and make it password protected (if required).
Steps to Make a Zip File on Mac
Mac computers and laptops have their own built-in compression features. By using this feature you can easily zip files or folders. Here’s how to do it:-
- Create a new folder on your Mac and paste all the files that you want to zip into the folder.
- Skip the above step if you have an existing folder that needs to be zipped.
- Now press the command + tap (click) on the folder or simply right-click on the folder.
- Now click on the Compress (folder name).
- It’s done, you will find a new file compressed file with the same name as your folder but with .zip at the end and zipped folder icon in the same folder.
Steps to Unzip a Zip file on Mac
Un-zipping or opening a Zip file in Mac is as simple as creating a zip file in Mac. Just double-tap on the Zip file to open/unzip it. That can’t be more simple, right!!!.
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When you come across split ZIP files that look like sequential part numbers, before extracting files out of the archive, you first need to join the split files together into a single, complete, ZIP file. A split ZIP file could look like this, for instance: 691-5088-A.zip_.001 NOTE: Just so it's clear to everybody, this article talks about ZIP but it obviously works on ANY type of file. It doesn't matter if it's a ZIP or DMG or TEXT or any kind of file, that is irrelevant. It's just a split file. It has nothing specific to do with ZIP. You can think of 'ZIP' here in this article as 'A FILE'. e.g. ASD_ssps_004-0303-A.001.dmg + ASD_ssps_004-0303-A.002.dmg will become ASD_ssps_004-0303-A.dmg Under WindowsOpen a command prompt and navigate to the folder containing all the ZIP part files. Once you're under that folder, adapt the following command (here based on the part files listed in example above) to your situation: copy /B 691-5088-A.zip_.* 691-5088-A.zip NOTE: Remember that '.zip' is only an example here. If your file is, e.g. a DMG, then it should end with '.dmg', not '.zip'. What this does is to create a combined file (copy) from all the ZIP parts and save it as 691-5088-A.zip which you can then expand normally. Under Mac OS X or LinuxOpen a Terminal window and navigate to the folder containing all the ZIP part files. Once you're under that folder, adapt the following command (here based on the part files listed in example above) to your situation: cat 691-5088-A.zip_.* > 691-5088-A.zip NOTE: Remember that '.zip' is only an example here. If your file is, e.g. a DMG, then it should end with '.dmg', not '.zip'. What this does is to combine (cat) all the files into a single file named 691-5088-A.zip which you can then expand normally. Under classic Mac OS (9, 8 or 7)Use ChunkJoiner. Select all the .001, .002, .003, etc ZIP part files all at once then drag and drop the files selection onto the ChunkJoiner app icon and save the recombined output a file name. If dragging and dropping files onto the app icon doesn't work, rebuild the desktop once before using this app so that the Finder knows that this app accepts all file types. That's it :) |