Yes, it will compress files, by how much depends on the file type and structure.
You must first compress the files as a .ZIP file. When you compress the file, under the security tab, you can password protect it.
Piaggio Zip files allows one to email or send multiple files (for example, pictures) in one file and then the recipient can open the zip file and unpack all of the files. By zipping files, one can send multiple files that are quite large in one file that is a lot smaller as the Piaggio Zip files compress the files into one smaller file.
First, download an archiver program such as 7-Zip, and install it. After installation, select the files you wish to compress, then go to 7-zip context menu, and click 'Add to *.zip' (where * is a file name). Then, a new file should appear in the same directory, which is a compressed ZIP file.
right click on the file, and click "Zip (filename)" and it will compress it to the same folder that the original is in.
Just compress it by right clicking on the item you want to be a zip file
Usually; however some file formats (jpg and mp3 are good examples) are already compressed and zipping them will not generally compress the file much further.
The amount that a file can be compressed by into a zip file depends on the file's type. Text, document, and Excel files can be compressed a great deal, usually in the 80 to 85 percent range. PDFs, JPEGs, and MP3s on the other hand are not easily compressed and usually compress in the 1 to 10 percent range.
Compress old files means that some files the windows system thinks you havnt accessed for a while (such as files in 'program files' or 'WINDOWS') gets compressed. this will not move the files to a 'zip' or '7zip' files. itll just be compressed in the folder it was in!!!!!!
You can't. The .rar file isn't really a music format, it's a format that is used to compress files. You have to download 7-zip.
In computer lingo, to "zip" a file is to compress it. The classic utility for this is WinZip, but today, there are many "zip" utilities.
With the help of file compressor you can compress(decrease) the size of a file. Many file compressor are available on Internet free of cost or for a trial period like WinRAR, 7-zip etc try them.
Why not try File Expert, an app for file management on Android phone? You can copy,paste,move, zip,unzip files by the app.Open the app, select files you want to compress. Then click More Choices icon(a icon with 3 dots).There are two ways for you: zip or zip separately.