File archives can have several formats, the most popular are Rar and ZIP. In principle, they differ from each other in the speed of encryption and their mechanisms. Due to the high performance of modern computers, these time frames have long been erased, and ZIP and RAR remain almost identical formats of the rudimentary past.
How to open a zip format on a computer
If you need to open or unzip the ZIP file, then any full -time archive on your computer will deal with this. The Windows operating system provides a Winrar program, which works with similar formats. It spreads on a free basis, however, sometimes shows the user an obsessive message with a request to buy a full version. You can download Winrar at this link: https://winrar.ru.softonic.com
Go to the site and click on the green button "Download".
If automatic download did not start by itself, then once again click on a similar button on the next page.
Open the downloaded file right there. The Winrar installation process is quite simple and fast, you do not even need to agree with the license form. Click “Install”.
Now mark the ticks of those formats that will be associated with the system with this program. If you do not really understand the formats, then it is better to leave everything as it is and click “OK”.
When the installation is completely completed, you will see the “Done” button in the window. Click on it and the program will close.
Now turn to your ZIP archive. Click on it with the right mouse button and find the “Open in Winrar” line.
The contents of the archive are revealed in a new window. You can view these files, copy, move and delete. Now each time this archive will open through Winrar.
If you want to try another software, then pay attention to the following programs:
- Program Winzip Designed specifically for ZIP format, does not differ in versatility and cannot open some other popular archive formats. You can download the link;
- 7 - ZIP. One of the most popular archivators is currently more modernized and universal;
- Unarchiver Available for Mac OS and is also distributed for free.
Having an archiver on your computer, you can always easily operate with archives: create them, open or unzipped them.
How to uninstate ZIP
In order not to contact your archive each time, you can simply unpack it and leave it in the form of a regular folder on the desktop. For this, you will also need Winrar.
Go to the archive through this program and find the “extract” button on top. A new window will appear on top of the archive, in which you can set the name for the folder and the directory of its preservation. Click “OK” and the folder will be created.
How to open zip online
If you do not want to download software on your computer due to any reason, then you can open ZIP online on a special site.
One of these services is the site https://extract.me/ru
Go to it and select the “Select the File” button to open the archive from your computer. The loading with Google disk, Dropbox and a direct link is also available.
If you open the archive from the computer, then you need to find it and click on the mouse, then click “Open”.
The process of unzipping will last from several minutes to half an hour, depending on the speed of your Internet and computer performance. After that, you will only have to view the contents of the folders and, if desired, download it to your computer.