A ZIP file extractor allows users to unzip compressed files for easier transportation and sharing. It can also compress files into a ZIP file and is available as purchasable, shareware, or freeware programs. Some operating systems also have this feature.
A ZIP file extractor is a type of software program that allows a user to “unzip” files that have been compressed using a similar type of program into ZIP files. ZIP files retain the integrity and quality of one or more original files, but are compressed to allow the files to be transported more easily to storage devices or over the Internet. Users typically need to use a ZIP file extractor to convert the ZIP file back into the original file or files, which can be accessed, used, modified, and saved without the need for further extraction.
One of the greatest assets of digitally stored information is how easy it is to carry or share that information with other people. Whether this information takes the form of text documents, images or video clips, the ability to disseminate knowledge among large groups of people is one of the hallmarks of the digital and information age. Some files, however, can be quite large and make transporting and sending information a little more difficult. To better enable the transmission of large files or many files at the same time, software developers have created programs that allow you to easily compress and decompress files into a single smaller file.
A ZIP file extractor is one such type of program and sometimes it also compresses other files into a ZIP file. ZIP file extractors are available from a number of software companies and can be purchasable programs full of features that allow a user to better manage their information. A ZIP file extractor can also be a shareware program with reduced effectiveness or even a freeware program with downloads available on various websites.
More elaborate ZIP file programs, those that usually require purchase, allow a user to compress larger files or multiple files into a ZIP file. This ZIP file can then be stored on portable devices that otherwise would not have been large enough for the original file or sent over the Internet. Dozens or hundreds of files can also be compressed into a single ZIP file to make them easier to transfer as a single file, rather than ensuring that every single file was transported correctly.
Most programs that can compress a file can usually also act as a ZIP file extractor. For some users, however, there’s just a need for the ability to access and unzip other people’s zipped files, and simpler standalone ZIP file extractors are usually sufficient. This feature has also been built into some operating systems (OS) for certain file types.
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