There, set compression level to “Ultra” (setting it to ultra will consume more time, however). A new menu will be shown, just click on “Add to archive…” there.Ī new Window will open with many options to customize. Once the program is downloaded and installed, you can just right click on file(s) and from context menu hover the cursor over 7-Zip. You can customize its settings before compression to gain desired results. Compress Files using 7-Zipħ-Zip is one of the most used tools for compressing files and comes with quite powerful compression. You can now easily send the compressed file via email (File size limit still applies) or use a flash drive.
The folder will contain all the files and folders which you selected to compress.
As soon as you click, Windows will start processing and a compressed folder will be created in the same location. Just right click on the file or folder which you would like to compress and from the context menu hover your cursor over “Send to”.Īnother menu will open, from there click on “Compressed (zipped) folder”. It is perfect if you need to send something via email and don’t want get into the hassle of downloading a separate tool. Although, it also lacks many different customization options. Compress Files Using Windows Built-in ToolĪs compared to Third-party tools, Windows compression tool is quite simple. When you compress files they are compressed in a specific format such as “.zip” or “.rar”, so the receiver must have a tool that could open that compressed file. Note: If you are compressing files to send to someone using a portable flash drive or via email, then you need to make sure the receiver has the right tool to open the compressed file. You can just use the one which fulfills your needs perfectly. In this tutorial, we are going to address both Windows built-in method and Third-party tools. You can easily compress files and send using Windows built-in feature without any need of third-party programs.Īlthough, using Third-party tools is quite a good option too, as you will be able to customize the compression according to your desire. The process of compressing files is quite easy and the best part is, Windows come with this feature built-in. You also cannot send folders in an email, but you can compress a whole folder to send it via email.
When data is compressed it takes, less space on your hard drive providing you more space to use and you will also be able to carry more data on your USBs and DVDs, etc.Ĭompression also helps in sending data online via email or uploading it on a platform for people to download. Compressing files can be a great way to store data or send data.
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