Remember when the prevailing wisdom of consumer tech was 'smaller is better'? And then it turned out there was such a thing as too small, as we kept losing our toasty-but-tiny-tech? Confronted with ...

A Windows Cabinet (CAB) file, earlier known as Diamond files, is a single file that stores various compressed files in a file library and usually comes with a .cab extension. The file is similar to ...

Here, we have mentioned four different ways to unzip files in Windows 11. You can either use the native File Explorer or a third-party tool to extract content from a ZIP file. You can also use CMD to ...

Trying to open a 7z file on Windows 11 and not sure where to start? You’re not alone, this file format isn’t as common as ZIP or RAR, but it’s widely used because it packs files tight and fast. The ...

.tar / .gz Use 7-Zip or PeaZip Common on Linux/macOS downloads Double-click the archive to open it in File Explorer, WinRAR, or 7-Zip. Resize or move the archive window so you can see your destination ...

If you've downloaded a file that ends in .rar, you might be wondering how to open it on your Windows 11 computer. RAR files are compressed folders, similar to ZIP files. People use them to bundle ...

On Windows 11, at one point or another, you may have to share a file with sensitive content with someone else. While it might be daunting for many people as the file may land in the wrong hands, there ...

Last week, Microsoft sent out a new preview version of Windows 11 to members of the Windows Insider Program. This one only rolled out to those on the Canary Channel, which is the most experimental and ...

Archives created by libarchive have content for which every filename included in the archive starts with a "./" (interpreted by windows as a "."). It's true for ZIP archives created by libarchive but ...