Learning how to create a zip file is an easy skill that everyone should know. After all, everyone uses a computer nowadays, from students to businesspeople.

Zip files compress your folders or files and save storage on your computer. They're also easier to send from device to device. Here's how to make one.

When you "zip" a file, you'll compress its data and reduce how much space it takes up on your computer or phone.

Zip is still a thing to compress files to save space or share content with others over the internet, and here's how to use the feature on Windows 11.