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| Thread ID: 121971 | 2011-11-24 03:03:00 | Don't know how to understand zip files | Daraline (16640) | Press F1 |
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| 1245119 | 2011-11-24 03:03:00 | I hope I'm in the right forum. I've downloaded all these zip files and when I open them there are all these little pieces that I don't know what to do with or how to work with them. How can I find out what to do? | Daraline (16640) | ||
| 1245120 | 2011-11-24 03:06:00 | I would download and use something like Winrar as they tend to do more than just specific .zip type. Once you have installed your unzipping program, you double click the main file: whatever.zip whatever.rar and it takes care of the rest. It will ask where to put it, choose some folder, then let it do it's thing and you will have a bunch of files in that folder. If this is a zipped program, then just run the .exe. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1245121 | 2011-11-24 04:12:00 | Hi, A .zip file is just a compressed file or compressed folder containing many files. You really need to decompress it before using the files out of it. With Win XP up (I think), all you need to do is right click on the zip file and click the "extract to" and select a destination. Once extracted you can go into the extracted folder and select and work with your files. You only really need a programme such as Winzip or Winrar if you want to compress (zip up) files. | Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1245122 | 2011-11-24 09:14:00 | I hope I'm in the right forum. I've downloaded all these zip files and when I open them there are all these little pieces that I don't know what to do with or how to work with them. How can I find out what to do? Hi there, welcome to PF1. Where did you download the zip files? |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1245123 | 2011-11-24 20:24:00 | Not sure if this explanation is needed, but I just thought of it, and I think it's clever, so I'll post it anyway :p A ZIP file could be thought of like the packaging of an inflatable boat. You obtain the boat in a box, and you must unpack it and inflate it before you can use it. To do this you use a tool (Winrar\Winzip etc) much the same you would use a knife to open the box, and a pump to inflate the boat. The difference between a real boat in a box and a ZIP file though, is that a copy of the 'boat' (files) stays inside. The packaged copy is smaller (compressed) - which is the biggest advantage of ZIP (and any other archive files) and hence why people use them. They download quicker and when stored on backups etc take up less space. |
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