How to Compress and Decompress Files on iOS

This practical guide walks through how to compress and decompress files on iOS, explains the main requirements, and highlights common issues that may appear along the way.

How to compress files on iOS

To store your data files in a Zip file, do the following:

Step 1. Open the Files app on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 2. Open the folder containing the file you want to compress.

Step 3. To compress a file, just press and hold the file and choose Compress from the list.

Zip file will appear right at the folder containing the original file:

Step 4. In case you want to compress multiple files, click on the three dots in the top right corner >> Select.

Step 5. Click to select the files you want to compress, then click the three dots in the lower right corner >> Compress.

Step 6. The compressed file will also appear here and you can press and hold on it to rename it.

How to unzip files on iOS

Similarly, To unzip the file, this shouldn't be difficult.

Step 1. Open the file app and navigate to the zip file you want to extract.

Step 2. You just need to do a simple touch on it and the file will automatically be extracted to the side.

Step 3. You can also press and hold the file and choose Extract.

So, you already know how to use the Files app to compress and decompress files on iOS. Hope you are succesful.