[For Beginners] How to compress into zip and upload to Google Drive
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Suddenly, when you hand over 5 salmon fillets to someone,
Rather than handing them over raw,
it's smarter to freeze them and hand them over in a Ziploc bag, right?
The same applies when transferring via cloud, such as Google Drive.
Instead of uploading many files directly to the cloud,
it's easier for both parties to transfer them in a zip compressed format.
I'll explain in detail, so don't worry.
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How to zip compress and upload
I have prepared a folder containing 217 images.
Right-click the folder and click "Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder".
Then it becomes like this:
The zip file is complete.
Drag and drop this zip file to Google Drive to upload it.
Once the upload is complete, you can delete this zip file.
For Mac
For Mac, right-click the folder and click "Compress ○○".
The zip file is complete.
Upload this zip file to Google Drive.
Once the upload is complete, you can delete this zip file.
How to download and unzip
For the recipient
I'll also explain how to unzip, which is the reverse of compression.
Right-click the downloaded zip file and click "Extract All".
Click "Extract"
Then it returned to the original folder.
After that, you can delete this zip file.
For Mac
Double-click the zip file.
Then it returned to the original folder.
After that, you can delete this zip file.
Speed comparison: Why is it easier?
I will try uploading a 725MB folder containing 217 photos.
The upload time was 9:43. (Average of 2 measurements)
Next, I will try uploading a 723MB zip compressed file.
The upload time was 0:43. (Average of 2 measurements)
The capacity itself doesn't change much, but when there are many files, it's easier and faster to transfer them after zip compression.
Next, I will measure the speed of downloading from Google Drive to a PC.
I will try downloading the folder I just uploaded.
The download time was 1:55. (Average of 2 measurements)
Next, when I try to download the zip file,
the download time was 0:22. (Average of 2 measurements)
| Upload | Download | |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | 9:43 | 1:55 |
| Zip file | 0:43 | 0:22 |
The same applies to Dropbox, OneDrive, USB memory, etc.
The point was to transfer many files after zip compression.
Comments
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Anonymous
Hello. Thank you for the clear explanation. As the final process, after opening a compressed file in Google Drive, it seems that two identical data items, the Zip file and the opened file, exist in Google Drive.
Is this understanding correct? Can I discard the Zip file after unzipping?
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Owner
Thank you for your comment.
It's very encouraging to know that you're reading the article.
Regarding your comment, it's slightly different from the environment in this article. If you have Google Drive software installed and can access Google Drive via Explorer (or Finder on Mac), it's possible that both the ZIP file and the extracted folder exist on Google Drive.
In any case, if both the ZIP file and the extracted folder exist on Google Drive, it's fine to delete either one.
If the purpose is backup, keep the ZIP file
If the purpose is viewing, keep the extracted folder
I think that should be fine.
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