Zipping is a common way to compress files,
so they take up less space
and are quicker to send to others.
Here's how to zip and unzip files
on Windows 10 and Mac.
Use the clickable sections below
to skip to each method.
You can identify a zipped folder
by the zip on the icon, like this.
Double-click on it.
The zipped file will open a folder
and show you the files inside.
Draw a rectangle around the files you want
and then drag and drop them
to another location on your computer.
This could be your desktop or another folder.
The files will now be unzipped.
You can delete the zipped folder
if you now have all the files unzipped you want.
Another way to unzip your folder
is using the wizard method.
Right click on your zipped folder,
and then click on "Extract All" from the drop-down.
A wizard pop-up will appear.
You can unzip the files to a different folder
by clicking on "Browse"
and then choosing the location.
Click on "Extract" to start the process,
and the files will be unzipped
and copied to the new location.
You can delete the zipped folder
if you now have all the unzipped files you want.
To unzip a folder on Mac, double-click on it,
and it'll immediately start unzipping.
A progress bar will pop up to indicate
how long it's taking to unzip.
When the process is finished,
an unzipped folder will be created
in the same location as your zipped one.
Double-click to open it up
and access your unzipped files.
Click and drag to move the unzipped folder
to another destination on your computer.
You can delete the zipped folder
if you now have all the unzipped files you want.
First, make sure you have all the files
you want to zip together in one folder.
Go into the folder and select all the files
by drawing a rectangle around them.
Right-click and select "Send to,"
and then "Compressed (zipped) folder" from the drop-down.
A new zipped folder will be created
in the folder you're in that looks like this.
To zip files on Mac,
first make sure all the files you want to zip
are in the same location,
such as in the same folder.
Draw a rectangle over the files
you want to zip to highlight them
and then right-click on one of the files.
Choose "Compress" from the drop-down,
and a zipped folder will be created
in the same location as your files.
Click and drag to move the zipped folder
to a different destination on your Mac.