WinZip features an intuitive user interface with multiple ways available for viewing, running, extracting, adding, and deleting files in Zip files with a familiar Windows interface. WinZip makes it easy for Windows users to work with Zip files. Save disk space: If you have large files that are important but seldom used, such as large data files, simply zip these files and then unzip (or 'extract') them only when needed.Send a group of related files to an associate: When you distribute a collection of files as a Zip file, you benefit from the file grouping and compression as well.Distribute files on the Internet: Only one Zip file download is required to obtain all related files, and the download is quicker because the zipped files are compressed.Usually the files 'archived' in a Zip file are compressed to save space. zipx) are 'WinZip files' (also sometimes referred to as 'archives' in the help and in WinZip) used for storing and distributing files, and can contain one or more files. For additional information, see the tutorial and the WinZip Knowledge Base.

This Guide introduces some file compression terms, describes some of the initial steps in installing WinZip ®, and provides a first look at using some WinZip features. If you have a previous version, please go to this page.

This Guide is intended for WinZip 18.0 and later.

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