Convert ZI to PZIP

What is ZI file?

The .ZI file format is a compressed archive or zipped file format used by many different Windows and Mac OS applications. It is commonly used for sharing files over the internet, archiving and saving large documents, or storing complex images. Files of this type are created using compression algorithms to reduce the size taken up on disk or other data storage medium. Compression Format ZI files employ an algorithm to reduce the size of the data contained within the archive. [ ⏩ ] ZI file extension

What is PZIP file?

[ ⏩ ] PZIP file extension

How to convert the file from ZI to PZIP?

To successfully convert the ZI file to PZIP, 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.ZI). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case PZIP (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 PZIP).

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. ZI to PZIP. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting ZI files to PZIP 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 PZIP, while before this step we had the ZI file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new PZIP file, or not.

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