Reduce File & Folder Sizes
This Windows 10 tutorial will show you how to compress files into a zip folder and extract files from a zipped folder.
By compressing files into a zip folder you can decrease your file/folder sizes so you will save storage space on your PC and also it will make life a lot easier when transferring files from one PC to another. It will also make it easier when you want to email a lot of data but the files/folders are too large, so by following the above tutorial you can put them into a zipped folder and share your data easily.
To compress a file:
1. Select the files/folders you want to compress and right click > Send to > Compressed (Zipped) Folder
2. Zipped folder will appear on your desktop
Extract A Compress Zip Folder
- To extract a folder Right click on the zipped folder > Extract all
2. Extract to extract all of the contents of the folder
