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There are many ways to either create a zip without the invisible files, or clean the invisible files out of an existing zip, Some free, some not. If you like using the command line and feel no need for help creating zip archives, OR would rather not install additional programs, you do not need this Wiki page. ones that do not contain Mac-specific content) on the Mac more comfortable than manually removing files in a Terminal window before creating the archive. This page presents some utilities that make creating “clean” zip files (i.e. (Even on a Mac, they are not useful in zip archives.)īefore uploading anything to PGDP or Project Gutenberg, we need to get rid of those special files. Those files are not usually displayed on a Mac, but they are on other operating systems and so will bother or confuse other people.
#How to manually zip a file on mac how to#
When zipping files using the Finder “Compress” (formerly “Create Archive of…”) contextual menu item, the resulting zip file contains special Mac files that tell the operating system how to display files and folders.
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This will be the case most commonly in content providing, post-processing, uploading to the Smooth Reading pool, uploading for PPV, or uploading directly (DU) to PG. Sometimes we have to create zip archives that need to be easy to use on computers other than Macs, most notably Windows machines.