Convert UU to ZIP

What is UU file?

UU (Uuencoded File) is a file type used to make binary data more suitable for transport through mail applications and plain text protocols. It was initially created by Mark Horton at the University of California, Berkeley, during the early 1980s as an alternative to the BinHex binary-to-ASCII encoding scheme used in Apple Mac OS. UU encoded files are typically denoted with the .UUE extension, but other formats that support text-based email transfers may include .B64, .XXE, and .ENC. [ ⏩ ] UU file extension

What is ZIP file?

A ZIP (Zipped File) file is a type of compressed file format originating from the PKWARE Inc. proprietary software. This type of file integrates data compression, email sharing, and archiving into one convenient format. It utilizes lossless data compression technology, meaning the contents of these files are reduced in size with no loss in quality. This makes the process of sharing large volumes of information much easier. ZIP archives are identified with the .zip file extension. [ ⏩ ] ZIP file extension

How to convert the file from UU to ZIP?

To successfully convert the UU file to ZIP, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.UU). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case ZIP (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than ZIP).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. UU to ZIP. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting UU files to ZIP files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension ZIP, while before this step we had the UU file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new ZIP file, or not.

Other UU and ZIP file conversions