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There are a few ways to compress files on a Mac:
- Compressing files through the Finder:
- Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to compress
- Right-click on the selected item(s)
- Choose "Compress [item name]" from the drop-down menu
- A compressed file will be created in the same location as the original file(s) with the extension ".zip"
- Compressing files through the Terminal:
- Open the Terminal app (found in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder)
- Navigate to the directory where the file(s) or folder(s) you want to compress are located using the "cd" command
- Type the following command: "zip -r [name of compressed file].zip [file(s) or folder(s) to compress]"
- Press Enter/Return
- The compressed file will be created in the same location as the original file(s)
