Why are some file names in green or blue in color? Well, Windows has a unique way of identifying the folder or files that are either compressed or encrypted by the current user. If any folder or its ...

Today’s post will explore a relatively simple way to search, find, and list all your EFS encrypted and compressed files/folders on Windows 11/10. You will find this how-to guide essentially helpful if ...

Zip files are the simplest and most basic compressed file types for compressing several files into one. Zip files are referred to as compressed files, because they reduce the overall file size ...

Thanks to ever-growing hard-drive capacities and ever-faster network connections, compressing files isn’t quite the vital and frequent task it used to be. Still, it’s useful in certain situations; for ...

The easiest way to extract the content of compressed files (and compressed archives) on Linux is to prepare a script that both recognizes files by type and uses the proper commands for extracting ...

File compression is a crucial process for managing and sharing large files efficiently, saving storage space, and reducing download times. With numerous compression tools available, selecting the ...

A ZIP file is a compressed file that contains one or more other files. ALZip is a free utility that allows you to create and decompress ZIP files -- and not just ZIP files, but also ARJ, ISO, RAR, and ...

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A high-resolution video appeals to everyone for the details it contains. However, as smartphones continue to gain support for high-resolution video recording, storing and sharing large video files is ...

Need to send someone a big batch of files? Don’t attach one after another after another to your e-mail. Instead, compress the files into one smaller, easier-to-manage file. In other words, “Zip” them.

There are quite a few ways to search through compressed text files on Linux systems without having to uncompress them first. Depending on the format of the files, you can choose to view entire files, ...