Search for “Archive Utility” in the Finder’s search bar to find it quickly.
Alternatively, open a Spotlight search by pressingCommand+spacebar.
To change the utility’s defaults, openArchive Utility>Preferences.
The default location is the same folder that holds the archived file you’re expanding.
After expanding: This specifies what happens to the original file after it’s expanded.
If you choose the last option, you are directed to navigate to the target folder.
Remember, this folder will be used as the target location for all archived files that you expand.
This can be handy when the files in an archive have different names than what you were expecting.
This is helpful when an archive contains other archives.
The default is to create the archive file in the same folder where the selected files are located.
If desired, select theIntooption to pick a destination folder for all created archives.
Archive format:The Archive Utility supports three compression formats.
The options you set apply only when you manuallyopen the Archive Utility to expand or compress files.
Finder-based compression and expansion always uses the factory default options, no matter how you set the preferences.
Use the Archive Utility to Compress Files
Launch Archive Utility, if it’s not already open.
SelectFilein the Archive Utility menu bar and chooseCreate Archive.
Make your selection and then clickArchive.
Make your selection, and then clickExpand.
