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Zips and Rars - Opening Archived Files
Zips and Rars - Opening Archived Files
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Oct 19, 2020
5:03 AM
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When a file arrives on your computer, you expect it to open properly once you click on it. Not only that, you expect the correct program to open as well. For example, if a family member sends you a group photos, you expect the images to open, usually in a viewing program of some kind when you click on them. But what if the photos are stored in an archive? Now what?
Before discussing how to open archived files, let's look at why files are archived in the first place using photos as an example. Today's digital cameras are capable of creating high resolution photographs. It's not unusual for a single photo to be 3.5 megabytes or higher in size. Now, imagine if a family member wanted to send you a group of 10 photos, each 3.5 megabytes in size. That single email would be 35 megabytes, well over the file transfer limit of many ISPs. By grouping the photos into a compressed archive, not only would just one file be transferred, the files within the archive will be compressed bringing the overall file size down to a more manageable size. Compressing and archiving photos is done with programs such as WinZip, WinRAR, and BitZipper.
While the user who has compressed the files has good intentions in mind, not all computers are equipped to open the compressed archives. Some users are aware that you may not be able to unzip the file and take advantage of self-extracting features. When this is the case, the file will be an executable file that automatically unzips when you click on it. When this isn't the case and your computer doesn't automatically unzip the files, you may be left scratching your head wondering what to do next. The first step is to identify the file extension so that you can then determine which program is needed to extract the files. For example, if the file is named "familyphotos.zip," the.zip file extension tells you that it is a.zip file, one of the more common compressed archive file types. In this case, downloading WinZip will do the trick.
Many file compression programs are capable of opening compressed files created by other programs. Not only can WinZip open.zip files, it can also open.rar,.tar,.zipx,.7z,.bz2,.gzip,.tz,.taz, and many others. The same is true of programs like WinRAR and 7-Zip. As you research the file extension, you'll likely find several programs capable of opening the file. Once you download and install the utility, your computer will know what to do with the compressed file and prompt you to "extract" the files.
By knowing the file extension of the compressed file, you have a valuable clue which can lead you to finding the right decompression utility for opening the archive. However, if you decompress a compressed archive, keep in mind that there's no guarantee that your computer will be equipped to open the archive's contents. In our example of familyphotos.zip, the.zip file contains photos which are most likely in the universal.jpeg format so that shouldn't pose a problem. But what if the.zip file contains Excel spreadsheets in the.xlsx format and you do not own Excel or your version is not capable of opening this format? You're back at square one, researching the file extension to figure out how to open it. With this in mind, it's not a bad idea to find a good file extension library on the Internet and bookmark it for future use.
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Digital Ali
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Oct 19, 2020
5:03 AM
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If you are a student, you have probably experienced needing additional space in your laptop for the myriads of projects, notes, reports and other documents that you need for school. I'm sure you have also subscribed for free internet storage services which virtually increase your disk space by a great amount. These services have become quite the necessity for the person who needs his or her files on the go.Websites that offer online storage is definitely heaven sent for purposes such as these. One of the many things they offer is flexibility. They give you the option of accessing your files wherever you are, whenever you want. This is extremely important for businessmen who often find themselves working inside a plane on their way to meet with clients half way around the world. These services also give you much needed disk space for important documents that you just have to keep. I'm sure that most of us have experienced that annoying little situation when our trusty thumb drives just ran out of space to save the files that we need to have. Having services that give additional disk space for up to 15 Gigabytes is definitely a great help for you and for your projects. There's only one drawback of using data transfer systems such as online storage sites. Files can usually handle only a certain amount of uploads and downloads before they get corrupted. A file type is not necessarily the most secure when it comes to transfers over the internet and this could spell disaster for you and for you documents. One way to prevent this from happening is that you archive your files before you trasnfer them. Archiving your files, such as putting them RAR form is an excellent way to fully prevent data loss. Putting them in RAR form is actually the safest way to make them available for countless uploads and downloads, by countless people which you might want to give access to. So what are you waiting for? There are many websites out there that offer zipping and unzipping services for free and you should use them to your benefit. You'll never know. An ounce of prevention is always better than a pound of cure. https://evano.com/archive-manager
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Oct 19, 2020
12:01 PM
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