To archive files or folders in Path Finder
- Select a file, multiple files or a folder
- Right-click on the selection
- Choose “Compress”
To choose the archive format, which Path Finder will use for the “Compress” option go to Path Finder > Preferences > Features > Compression and choose the default compression format from the pop up menu.
Path Finder can create and extract the following archive types:
- .zip
- .zip with password
- 7zip
- .tar (can be compressed with gzip, bzip2, unix compress, xz, lzip, and lzma)
- .pax (can be compressed with gzip, bzip2, unix compress, xz, lzip, and lzma)
- .cpio (can be compressed with gzip, bzip2, unix compress, xz, lzip, and lzma)
- .xar
Path Finder can also extract (but not create) the following archive types:
- .rar archives
- .rar archives with password
- .lha / .lzh
- .cab
- .shar
- .ar
Please note, that Path Finder currently doesn’t support browsing archives.