Compressed vs. Uncompressed ZIP

Published: Oct 19, 2026 | Updated: Oct 19, 2026 | About (Japanese)

Key points

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Text and spreadsheet files get smaller when compressed.

Steps

Under "Compression" in Make a ZIP File, choose Normal or None.
Photos and PDFs are already compressed, so sizes hardly change.
Save the ZIP.

Use "Make a ZIP File" (free)

Tools that go well with this

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Compress PDF: Shrink a PDF to fit under a size you choose, for upload limits.

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