Working with Archives
Mac OS X's archive feature enables you to create compressed copies of items called archived files or archives . Archives take up less space on disk than regular files. You may find them useful for backing up files or for sending files to others over a network or via e-mail. Tip
- The archive feature uses ZIP format compression, which was originally developed as a DOS and Windows PC format. As a result, document archives created with this feature are fully compatible with DOS and Windows PCs.
To archive a file or folder
1. | Select the item you want to archive (Figure 48 ).Figure 48. Select the item you want to archive. |
2. | Choose File > Create Archive of "Item Name " (Figure 49 ).Figure 49. Choose Create Archive from the File menu. |
3. | Wait while your computer creates the archive. While it works, a Copy status dialog appears (Figure 50 ). When the dialog disappears, the archive file appears in the same location as the original as a .zip file (Figure 51 ).Figure 50. A Copy progress dialog appears while the file is being compressed.Figure 51. An archive file has a .zip file extension. |
Tip
- You can archive mul Tiple items at once. Select the items, then choose File > Create Archive of n items (where n is the number of selected items). When the archive appears, it will be named Archive.zip .
To open an archive
Double-click the archive file. The archive's contents are uncompressed and appear in the same window as the archive file.