Folder in the ZIP convert - how to

The following procedure allows you to perform both with all the files as well as folders. You can also add multiple folders in a ZIP file, by following all of the mark, and then these steps:

1. Right-click on the desired folder.
2. It's the context menu, in which you move the mouse over the "Send to" opens.
3. Click on the "ZIP-compressed folder", it will be created. Depending on the size of the content, this may take a few seconds.
4. The ZIP-file you will find in the same path under the same name. The complete folder is located in the one file.

Alternatively, you can use for the process is also a Software. Here other options are available. There are many applications for this purpose are suitable, in this tutorial we use the free program WinRAR.

1. Start WinRAR and navigate in the program to the desired folder.
2. Click on the folder with the right mouse button and select the Option "files to add to archive".
3. Click on the Button "OK" is Packed to the folder are automatically added to a ZIP file.
4. If necessary, you can set numerous parameters. In the "archive format" you can choose between "ZIP" and "RAR", the Button "set password" you can protect the file with a password.
5. Under "compression method" you can choose different modes. This can help reduce the required storage space of the folder and, under certain circumstances WinRAR needed for the operation but then also a little more time.