Geekers - ZIP and RAR are a type of compressed file on a computer or smartphone. Your ZIP and RAR formats can summarize a file in which there are several types of folders and media can be combined into one part.
Creating ZIP and RAR files is currently not only possible with a computer, but now using an Android phone you can also create ZIP and RAR files with the help of additional applications.
By archiving or compressing files into ZIP and RAR formats, the main function is to put multiple files into one folder and pack them in just one file. Another function is that it can reduce the file size because the process has been compressed and utilized to produce a smaller size.
How to Create and Open ZIP or RAR Files on Android
Roshal Archive (WinRAR) or RAR is a type of extension used for compressed archives of a file. RAR files contain several files that have been compressed. By making the file RAR, the file size will be smaller.
Meanwhile Zoning Improvement Plan or ZIP is a type of extension that is quite popular to be used as a compressed file of a document. The ZIP format also makes the file size smaller.
Currently there are many similar applications that function to compress files or extract files on Android phones, one of which is the RARLAB application. At this time I will explain how to compress files or extract files using the RARLAB application. Creating ZIP and RAR files using the RAR application is also very easy. You can download the application on the Google Play Store.
1. First, you must have the RARLAB application on your Android phone first, you can download it on the Google Play Store. See an example in the picture. How to Create ZIP or RAR Files on Android How to Create ZIP or RAR Files on Android
2. After finishing installing the RARLAB application, you can open the RARLAB application on your smartphone. See an example in the picture. open the rarlab application open the rarlab application
3. Then select the file folder where the document is where your files are stored.
4. Then select the file that you will make a file with the .zip or .rar extension.
5. After that select the file and select Archiving with the plus icon at the top. See an example in the picture. How to Create ZIP or RAR Files on Android How to Create ZIP or RAR Files on Android
6. In the Archiving Options, you can create a file name, set the location for storing the file after it is archived, choose the type of file extension, and set a password for your file extension. Then click OK to save the created file as a file with the .zip or .rar extension. See an example in the picture. file archiving options file archiving options
7. Wait a few moments until the file archiving process is complete. file compression process file compression process
Apart from creating ZIP and RAR files, in this RARLAB application you can also open files with .zip and .rar extensions. Here's how.
1. Select the file with the .zip or .rar extension that you want to open, then select Extract with the arrow icon at the top. See an example in the picture. select the file to extract select the file to extract
2. In the extraction options you can choose where to save the file after extraction, then select OK. See an example in the picture. file extract options file extract options
3. After that you can see that files with the extension .zip or .rar can be opened. See an example in the picture. file successfully extracted file successfully extracted
The RARLAB application can also be used to create RAR and ZIP files while extracting files can be in RAR, ZIP, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, 7z, ISO, and ARJ formats.
That's how to create a file with the .zip or .rar extension and how to extract files with the .zip or .rar extension on an Android phone by using an additional RARLAB application. Hopefully the method above can help those of you who are confused to compress or extract ZIP and RAR files.
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