{"id":35778,"date":"2018-10-01T20:39:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T20:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/?p=35778"},"modified":"2018-10-01T20:39:43","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T20:39:43","slug":"how-to-compress-a-folder-or-file-using-7-zip-and-why-you-might-need-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oracletutoring.ca\/blog\/how-to-compress-a-folder-or-file-using-7-zip-and-why-you-might-need-to\/","title":{"rendered":"How to compress a folder or file using 7-Zip, and why you might need to"},"content":{"rendered":"

Self-tutoring about computer skills: the tutor mentions compression using 7-Zip<\/h2>\n

Here are the steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open 7-Zip.\n
  2. In the navigation box, find the file or folder you want to compress, then select it with the mouse.\n
  3. Click Add. A menu box appears with many choices. I select zip<\/em> for the Archive format and normal<\/em> for the compression. Leaving everything else as is, I click OK.\n<\/ol>\n

    One reason compression to zip format might be needed is that some transfer modes will move files, but not folders. In my experience, a file manager can be that way. My understanding is that when 7-Zip compresses a folder to zip format, a file is produced. At the other end, the zip file can be re-inflated, or extracted, or however you see it, back into the folder it was.<\/p>\n

    There’s a great video to watch about how to use 7-Zip here<\/a>.<\/p>\nJack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane,<\/a> Campbell River, BC.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Self-tutoring about computer skills: the tutor mentions compression using 7-Zip Here are the steps: Open 7-Zip. In the navigation box, find the file or folder you want to compress, then select it with the mouse. Click Add. A menu box …<\/p>\n

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