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 ...

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