Compress and De-Compress Files Online Using ezyZip

If a user is using a computer that does not have a zipping software like WinZip or WinRAR, he might face problems on getting access to a downloaded file or uploading a file of an ample size. Well, with the advancement in web technology, this problematic scenario does have a solution.

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We here, at Tech-Tips-Geek, look into the process of zipping and unzipping a file using ezyZip – an online application that helps you to compress or decompress any file in a system not having a zipping software.

Using ezyZip – Zip and Unzip Files Online :

ezyZip is an online application to zip or unzip files in your system. This web application comes in handy when a user tries to access a downloaded zip file or tries to upload a large file (larger than the upload limit) over the net. Following are the applications provided by ezyZip and the steps to use them :

Compressing or Zipping a File :

Follow the steps discussed below to zip a file online using ezyZip :

1. Navigate to the homepage of ezyZip. When the page starts to load, a java script alert is displayed across the screen declaring that the digital signature has an error. Just click on “Run” to continue.

2. The homepage provides you with the option to zip or unzip a file. Choose to zip by clicking on the “ZIP” tab.

3. Click on “Select Archive File” to create a zip archive file as the location to which the original file would be zipped.

4. Choose a location (in the screenshot below the desktop is chosen as the location) and enter a file name to create a zip archive.

5. Now, click on “Add File(s)” and select the file to be zipped into the created archive. You can select one or more number of files to be zipped into a single archive.

6. Tap on “ZIP EM!” to compress or zip the selected files into the created archive.

The process of zipping files using ezyZip is complete. You can now upload large files over the net after compressing them.

De-Compressing or Unzipping a File :

With the zipping process complete, we now come to the procedure to unzip or decompress an initially zipped file to its original size. This helps when a downloaded file shows up to be a zipped one and you need to unzip it to reveal its contents. The process to unzip a file using ezyZip is described below :

1. Select the “UNZIP” tab next to the “ZIP” tab in the homepage of ezyZip.

2. Click on the “Select ZIP file” option to select any zipped file from your system.

3. Navigate to the location of the zipped file and open it to add as the file to be unzipped.

4. Once the file is added, click to “Select destination directory” as the location to extract the contents of the zipped file.

5. Click on the “UNZIP IT!” tab to start unzipping the selected zipped file into the selected destination directory.

Unzipping a zipped file takes just mere seconds just like the zipping process and a message declaring that the process is completed is displayed to the user.

ezyZip enables a user to unzip a zipped downloaded file or zip a large file to upload it over the net online. The main salient feature of ezyZip is that a file does not need to be uploaded in order to be zipped or unzipped using ezyZip. This online application directly accesses the files from your system and executes the selected operation.