How to Unzip a File on Your iPhone or iPad and How to Create Zip Files

                           How to Unzip a File on Your iPhone or iPad and How to Create Zip Files 2023 Updated - 

Those users who want to email a large file or create an archive, a ZIP file can help save space. Just follow the following steps to compress files, uncompress a ZIP file, and more. 

STEPS TO CREATE A ZIP FILE ON YOUR iPHONE or iPAD touch

• Move to the files app, then select a location like on my iPhone or iCloud Drive. 

• Click on more buttons, then click on ‘Select’. Just choose one or more files. 

• Click on the more button, and click on ‘Compress’.

If you choose one file, a ZIP file with the same filename saves to that folder. If you choose multiple files, a ZIP archive named Arcihve.zip saves to that folder. To change its name, touch, and hold on the ZIP archive, then choose ‘Rename’.

STEPS TO OPEN A ZIP FILE ON YOUR iPHONE or iPAD TOUCH

• Move to the files app, then find the ZIP file or archive to uncompress.

• Click on the ZIP file or archive.

• You’ll get a folder, for changing its name, touch, and hold the folder, and click on ‘Rename’.

• Click to open the folder. 

STEPS TO CREATE A ZIP FILE ON YOUR iPAD-

• Move to the files app, then select a location Like On My iPhone or iCloud Drive.

• Click on Select, then choose one or more files. 

• Click on More, then tap on ‘Compress’.

• Once you select one file then save it in the folder. In case you’ve selected multiple files then you’ll see a ZIP archive named Archive.zip saves to that folder. For changing the name, touch, and hold on the ZIP archive, then choose Rename.

STEPS TO OPEN A ZIP FILE ON YOUR iPAD

• Move to the files app, then search for the ZIP file or archive to uncompress.

• Click on the ZIP file or archive.

• Change the name of the folder by touching, and holding the folder, or then click on remove. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS-

• How to unzip files on my iPhones?

• STEPS

• Open the files app.

• Navigate to the Zip file you want to open, and unzip.

• Tap, and hold on the zip archive file name, then select “uncompress” from the options in the pop-up menu.

• How to create a ZIP file on the phone?

• STEPS

• Open the file Manager app, and move all the files you want to compress to a single folder.

• Tap on the three dots in the right-hand corner.

• Select all the items to zip, and at the bottom tap Compress.

• Then choose Save, and a new folder will be created with the compressed files.

• How to open a ZIP file on your iPhone or iPod touch?

• STEPS

• Open the files app, then find the ZIP file or archive to uncompress.

• Tap on the ZIP file or archive.

• A folder is created containing the files. To change its name, touch, and hold on the folder, then tap Rename.

• Tap to open the folder.

• How to unzip a file in iCloud?

• Choose a location-like your iCloud Drive or a folder on your iPhone-and tap “Add”, tap the zip file in your files app to open it. Tap “Preview Content” to see the contents of the zip file. You can view the contents of the zip file here.

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