Zip files contain one or more files. Zip files make it easy to group files and make transporting and copying these files faster. Zip files save time and space, and make downloading software and transferring e-mail attachments faster. It is often useful to send a group of related files to an associate. Rather than distributing individual files it is often easier to distribute the files as an archive to benefit from the file grouping and compression.
Some files are important but used infrequently.
To save disk space simply compress these files into an archive when they are not used, and decompress them only when needed. The most frequently used utility is Win-Zip. WinZip WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of Zip files and other archive and compression formats. The optional wizard interface makes unzipping easier than ever. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported via external programs.