What are Zip Files?
Lets make ourselves move a little back in time. Before the zip files, there used to be briefcases. Yes! you read it right. Windows started this feature probably in Windows XP. The briefcases worked exactly what you would expect form a natural briefcase. They kept your documents and files safe inside and then put a zip over it. So that documents dont spill out while you are doing other work. I see Zip files as the updated version of those briefcases. Though, it were third party softwares that started this culture but Microsft followed soon after. Now you can make and open zip files in windows easily.
Do we even need them?
Yes. The answer is simple. They are extra security. They are pretty handful if you want to share your data. And stop wandering viruses and bacterias to harm your useful data. They are handsome packing for your crucial information.
I downloaded a file and its format is .zip/.rar. What to do now?
There are numerous ways to deal with that. First of all try to open in with your windows explorer. Mostly that will work fine. However, if you wish to use third party softwares.There are many too; the one I have been using since long and would like to recommend is Winrar. The video is above there. Look it out. Experiment it. Play with it. Download it from the web. And use it. Its that simple.
Does a Zip only can save my crucial legal documents?
Probably not. But you can add Passwords to your zip files. Yes now it is safe. It is not easy to open these files even the quite smart handpickers will fail to open it. And thats something quite useful and handy for us.
I have a Zip file. How to Unzip it?
Get winrar first. Download it and Install it. Right clicking your zip file will open up menu. This menu will help you to extract documents from the zip file. There are multiple options there. You can choose:
1. To extract files right there in the folder you are present.
2. To extract files in a folder with the name same as the zip file.
3. To extact files in a user specified area with a user specified name folder.
Should I delete the zip file after extracting?
It's upto you. You can save it and delete it as you wish. If you want to keep a safe copy; probably keep a backup folder and move it there, For the rest of files, do as you wish. Its totally over you.
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