• Microw@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    I have seen multiple “zoomers” struggle with zip files. Probably because they dont know those from their smartphones.

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      11 months ago

      How is it possible to struggle with them, pretty much all desktop OSes have built-in support for those and Windows even lets you treat them like folders.

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        11 months ago

        I think it’s because Windows treats them like folders. They don’t understand why things don’t work like normal but windows explorer displays them like normal folders.

        They have no concept of what a compressed archive is.

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      11 months ago

      Interestingly enough, the youngest zoomer is now 11. I’ve never seen an 11 year old struggle with a zip