Comments on: Mac 101: Create Zip Files http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:37:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Darrell Etherington http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-126751 Darrell Etherington Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:51:51 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-126751 @Bob You should be able to open the archive just fine, but you'll have a "_MACOSX" file and a "_MACOSX" folder in addition to the original files you created the archive from on the Mac. @Bob

You should be able to open the archive just fine, but you’ll have a “_MACOSX” file and a “_MACOSX” folder in addition to the original files you created the archive from on the Mac.

]]> By: Bob http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-126749 Bob Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:40:11 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-126749 Can pc users open files zipped in a mac? Can pc users open files zipped in a mac?

]]> By: Bram http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-120743 Bram Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:19:45 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-120743 Only problem is that the zips you create aren't very windows friendly (some Mac system files always find their way in). Anyone got a solution for that? Only problem is that the zips you create aren’t very windows friendly (some Mac system files always find their way in).

Anyone got a solution for that?

]]> By: Joanne http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-120695 Joanne Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:30:16 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-120695 Thanks for the tip, Jenny. I, like you, thought you still had to use WinZip to zip stuff on Windows. Anyway, your post, combined with the comments, has been extremely helpful. Keep 'em coming! Thanks for the tip, Jenny. I, like you, thought you still had to use WinZip to zip stuff on Windows. Anyway, your post, combined with the comments, has been extremely helpful. Keep ‘em coming!

]]> By: Jim http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-120643 Jim Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:50:51 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-120643 Mac OS was the LAST OS to have a .zip compression utility built-in. Remember PKZip? It was ugly and cumbersome, but it was there long before the Mac OS had it. Mac OS was the LAST OS to have a .zip compression utility built-in. Remember PKZip? It was ugly and cumbersome, but it was there long before the Mac OS had it.

]]> By: Terry http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-120642 Terry Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:58:01 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-120642 gosh, Jenny, what were you using? Windows 3.1? That's a cheap shot at Windows who has had built-in zip for a long time! gosh, Jenny, what were you using? Windows 3.1? That’s a cheap shot at Windows who has had built-in zip for a long time!

]]> By: Bob http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-120641 Bob Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:39:55 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-120641 John is correct. Built-in since XP. John is correct. Built-in since XP.

]]> By: Jenny http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-120640 Jenny Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:55:51 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-120640 @elpres @ Josh: same thing with me, I haven't used Windows in a VERY long time, but when I used to use it I thought you had to install a 3rd party app. @elpres @ Josh: same thing with me, I haven’t used Windows in a VERY long time, but when I used to use it I thought you had to install a 3rd party app.

]]> By: John http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-120639 John Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:32:19 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-120639 @Josh Built in to Windows Explorer beginning with WinXP. So, probably about 99% of Windows machines at this point. @Josh Built in to Windows Explorer beginning with WinXP. So, probably about 99% of Windows machines at this point.

]]> By: Josh Pigford http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-120638 Josh Pigford Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:16:46 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-120638 @elpres: Is that in all versions of Windows? Or just Vista? I know back when I used windows I always just used WinZip thinking Windows didn't have anything available. But I could very well have just missed it. :) @Jim: Thanks for the tip for Mail. The tip obviously still applies for other uses, though. @elpres: Is that in all versions of Windows? Or just Vista? I know back when I used windows I always just used WinZip thinking Windows didn’t have anything available. But I could very well have just missed it. :)

@Jim: Thanks for the tip for Mail. The tip obviously still applies for other uses, though.

]]> By: Jim http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-120637 Jim Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:40:20 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-120637 You realize that if you attach a folder to a message in Mail, Mail will transparently zip it for you, right? You're making it needlessly complicated. You realize that if you attach a folder to a message in Mail, Mail will transparently zip it for you, right? You’re making it needlessly complicated.

]]> By: elpres http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/17/mac-101-create-zip-files/#comment-120636 elpres Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:30:34 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4538#comment-120636 On Windows: select files, right click, "Send to", "Compressed folder" On Windows: select files, right click, “Send to”, “Compressed folder”

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