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Zip file won’t open on ipad

Hello

I’m using an ipadOS 16.6 and would like to open my mockup zip file. When I tap on the ZIP file, there’s no folder that appear. It used to work perfectly in the past, but I just tried it recently and there was only a picture that says preview content. And there’s nothing there either.

I would appreciate it a lot if anyone could help me. Thank you so much in advance. Clueless-

Posted on Aug 9, 2023 3:33 AM

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Posted on Aug 9, 2023 4:40 AM

Zip is a generic file compression format - that can use a variety of compression algorithms, not all of which are natively supported by iOS/iPadOS. Depending upon the software used to create the zip-archive - and the computer that created the file - you may need to use a third-party App to access the contents of the archive.


There are many Apps within the App Store that offer significant flexibility in opening many compressed archive types - including zip, zipx, tar, rar etc.

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Aug 9, 2023 4:40 AM in response to Clueless-

Zip is a generic file compression format - that can use a variety of compression algorithms, not all of which are natively supported by iOS/iPadOS. Depending upon the software used to create the zip-archive - and the computer that created the file - you may need to use a third-party App to access the contents of the archive.


There are many Apps within the App Store that offer significant flexibility in opening many compressed archive types - including zip, zipx, tar, rar etc.

Zip file won’t open on ipad

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