While most Linux veterans would tell you the command line is all you need to archive a bunch of files, we're fond of PeaZip for its feature-filled, easy-to-use (if sometimes glitchy) interface.

When people talk about file compression, they usually mean ZIP. In fact, they often make it into a verb–much like we “Google” things on the Internet, we “zip” files before sending them over email. But ...

Reader Pam is looking for a way to “clean out duplicate files, documents, pictures, etc.,” but doesn’t want to spend money on the project. In other words, she wants a freeware solution. I’ve got just ...

Let's be honest; while Microsoft has added a few handy features to the File Explorer (thanks for the tab-based layout, by the way, I love it), it's still missing a few bits. Fortunately, you don't ...

Google is preparing to soon launch a new mobile app called Files Go that will allow Android users to better manage the files on their phone, transfer those files easily – even when offline – as well ...

Back in the days of 56-kbps modems and 1.44MB floppies, compressing files was a necessity. These days, bandwidth and storage are less of a concern, but there are still reasons to package files into ...

With a facelift and back-end improvements, Transmit is now nearly up to date. File-transfer programs seem like a vestige of the internet that once was. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is one of the ...

I use NTBackup to do a daily incremental backup of changed files (to augment the weekly Fulls) on our main file server. I had casually noted in the past that a few gigs a day had changed and didn't ...

The Mac really doesn't have a lot of great utilities for creating file archives, but it does have one excellent option for unarchiving: the aptly named The Unarchiver. It integrates directly with the ...