Using ZIP compression often saved minutes or even hours off of file transfers. At that time, file transfer speeds were much slower than today. The ZIP file format dates to the late 1980s when it received heavy use in pre-internet-era Bulletin Board Systems (BBSes). The ZIP file format is very popular for efficiently storing and transferring groups of files in a variety of business and personal applications. To unzip, all you’ll need to do is double click on the file or right click and hit Open.Īnd that’s it! Unzipping on a Mac computer could not be any easier! Now your files are ready to be used in your craft projects.ZIP files group together one or more files into a single file, called an archive, while at the same time compressing them and making them smaller. If you downloaded on Chrome or another browser you may have a Zipped folder in your downloads. If you double click on your download you’ll see it’s already been unzipped for you automatically! If you’re on Safari, you’ll be able to click on the download arrow icon and see your folder. First click on the Green Download Files button, and you’ll see the files drop down below. Step 1: Download Your Filesĭownloading from Design Bundles is super easy.

In this tutorial, we will show you how easy it is to unzip files on your Mac computer or laptop.įor this tutorial we will be using the Boho Mug Mockup bundle from Michéle Kae.

The contents within are 'compressed' which can save Hard Drive Space.

This is a common way of distributing multiple files which are contained within a folder. Many of the files downloaded from Design Bundles come as Zip Files.

Open zip files on mac