When I try to compress files in Files app on iPad Pro (iPadOS 13.4.1), I get "Operation not permitted"

When I try to compress files in Files app on iPad Pro (iPadOS 13.4.1), I get "Operation not permitted"


  1. Select a file in Files app
  2. Long press on a file
  3. Select "Compress" option
  4. I get "Operation not permitted"


Please FIX this annoying problem!!

iPad Pro, iPadOS 13

Posted on May 11, 2020 7:01 PM

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Posted on May 12, 2020 3:28 AM

Are you attempting to compress a file that is present is local storage - or is the file present in Cloud storage?


For a variety of technical reasons, you may have issues with Zip/Unzip operations unless the file to be processed is stored on the iPad.

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When I try to compress files in Files app on iPad Pro (iPadOS 13.4.1), I get "Operation not permitted"

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