“Zipping” in Windows is when you combine multiple files into a single file-like folder with the extension .zip. It opens like a folder, but behaves like a file, in that it is a single item. It also compresses files to save disk space. Learn how to create a ZIP file in Windows 10, 8, and 7.

You can easily compress files in Windows using File Explorer. Here's how:

Using File Explorer, navigate to the files or folders you want to convert into a ZIP file. These files can be located anywhere on your computer, including external and internal hard drives.

Select the files you want to compress. If you want to zip all the files in one location, you can use the shortcut Ctrl+A to select them all.