graphics\overbutt.gifCompressing and grouping files and decompressing archives

When you group files in an archive you can preserve the file directory paths. For example, if you lose files on your computer but have them archived, you can open the files using the original path. When you create an archive, it is empty until you add the files that you want to group or compress. When you add files, they become compressed and the resulting archive is smaller than the original files. Compressed files take up less memory, which lets the computer manage them better. For example, it takes less time to copy or move these types of archives. You can compress one large file or a group of files, but compressing one file does not significantly reduce its size. An archive with grouped files has a .tar file extension and an archive with compressed files has a .tar.gz file extension.

When you open an archive, Archive Administrator decompresses it and you can see all the files in an archive in the Archive Administrator window. Decompressing an archive lets you make changes to an archive, such as adding or deleting files.

To compress or group files into an archive

1. Click File, New Archive.

2. From the Look In list box, choose a directory for the archive.

3. Double-click the folder in which you want to store the archive.

4. Type the filename and file extension (.tar or .tar.gz) of the archive in the File Name box.

5. Click Application Starter, File Manager.

6. From the Look In list box, choose the location where the archive is stored.

7. Double-click the folder in which the archive is stored.

8. Drag the file(s) from the Corel File Manager window to the Archive Administrator window.

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To decompress an archive

1. Click File, Open Archive.

2. From the Look In list box, choose the location where the archive is stored.

3. Double-click the folder in which the archive is stored.

4. Select the archive name.

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