There are two common ways of squeezing large files into smaller sizes: ZIP and RAR. The ZIP format is much more common, but there are times when RAR works better, especially when the file is ...

Ever download a folder full of files, only to notice all of the documents inside are zipped shut and encrypted—basically the digital version of Fort Knox? These are examples of the ever-wonderful, yet ...

A file extension, or file name extension, is the letters immediately shown after the last period in a file name. For example, the file extension.txt has an extension of .txt. This extension allows the ...

The zip command lets you compress files to preserve them or back them up, and you can require a password to extract the contents of a zip file. Zipping files allows ...

When you open a ZIP file on your Windows PC, what happens? Does an app like WinRAR or 7-Zip pop up and show you the contents of that archive? What if I told you that you're using the wrong app to open ...

July 16, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Chrome: The "Open ZIP and RAR With GDocs" Chrome extension lets you view the contents of a compressed archive ...