Convert UUE to ZIP

Input file

UUE

Full Name: UUEncoded Format
Developer: N/A

Output file

ZIP

Full Name: WinZIP Compressed ZIP Archive Format
Developer: N/A

What is UUE file?

The UUE (UUE) file extension is associated with the UUEncode method of data encoding/decoding used for files that have been transferred via email. It was developed in the 1980s as an non-binary encoding scheme that compressed data and made it easier to work with when exchanging between computers or networks. How It Works The ways in which UUE is performed involve first encoding a binary file into printable ASCII format. [ ⏩ ] UUE 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

Software, that you can use to convert

UUE to ZIP converters

How to convert the file from UUE to ZIP?

To successfully convert the UUE 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.UUE). 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. UUE to ZIP. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting UUE 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 UUE 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.