When was the last time you had to create a zip file? Personally, I have to interact with those types of files all the time (either receiving or sending them to various clients, family, and friends).

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Gmail supports compressed folders like zip, rar, etc. Hence, you must compress the folder you want to send through Gmail. To compress the folder, right-click on it and select “Send to > Compressed ...