Easy: Zip Multiple Folders Files into Individual Archives - Mac OS X
You can easily compress multiple files or folders into separate ZIP files. This saves time from having to right-click each file or folder and choose compress. Follow the steps below.
- Open Archive Utility.app in /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications/ or by searching for it in Spotlight search.
![Archive utility app mac os x](https://becomethesolution.com/images/easyblog_articles/1863/b2ap3_large_mac-os-x-archive-utility.png)
- Go to file menu Archive Utility -> Preferences.
![Archive utility mac preferences](https://becomethesolution.com/images/easyblog_articles/1863/b2ap3_large_archive-utility-mac-preferences.png)
- Change Use archive format to Zip Archive.
![Archive utility mac format zip archive](https://becomethesolution.com/images/easyblog_articles/1863/b2ap3_large_archive-utility-mac-format-zip-archive.png)
- Finally, drag any files or folders directly to the Archive Utility.app icon in your dock. The files and folders will immediately begin to ZIP in separate archives.
![Archive utility drag files folders dock icon zip](https://becomethesolution.com/images/easyblog_articles/1863/b2ap3_large_archive-utility-mac-drag-folders-files-dock-icon.png)
![Mac os x zip multiple folders files individually](https://becomethesolution.com/images/easyblog_articles/1863/b2ap3_large_mac-os-x-zip-multiple-folders-files-individually.png)
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YES! This saved me so much time!!!
THANK YOU!