The usual approach is to create a 'tar' file first of the directory and then compress the tar file. This is also safer because it leaves the original directory intact.
To compress a folder, right click on the folder. Select properties. In the general tab select the advanced option near the bottom. In that dialog box, near the bottom, you will find the option to compress the folder. Simply check the box and click "ok".
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Compress your files on the hard disk.
yes into a .zip
On a Mac right click on the file/folder and select Compress file/folder name from the menu that appears. This will create a zip file called file/folder name.zip
Yes - Create a compressed folder and drag files into it. (File, New, Folder, and then Change Properties, Advanced to Compress.)
right click on the file, and click "Zip (filename)" and it will compress it to the same folder that the original is in.
Probably because someone deliberately or accidentally instructed Win Zip or another compression program to compress the folder.
You can send a folder through Gmail by making a zip file of it. You can compress it into a zip file. Then sending it as an attachment is easy.
Try using the Windows zip folder. Right click on any documents ->Send to-> Compressed (zipped) Folder. A compressed (zipped) folder have a horizontal zipper.hope this help.
aix is a unix system from IBM
Create a new folder on your desktop (file; new folder) then drag and drop all the files into the folder. Now right click the folder and click "Compress New Folder". This will convert the folder into a .zip file. Now you can upload the file to zshare or any other file hosting site.