How to zip and unzip files on a Samsung Galaxy (One UI 9)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-zip-and-unzip-files-on-a-samsung-galaxy/ · Checked October 2026 · SM-A576B), One UI 9.0, Android 17 (build CP2A.260605.016.A576BXXU6BZIE · Samsung Galaxy A57

10 of 10 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 (SM-A576B), One UI 9.0, Android 17 (build CP2A.260605.016.A576BXXU6BZIE)

Real screenshots

10 of 10 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Long-press the folder in My Files

   Open My Files, Internal storage and the folder that holds your files; ours was Download. Long-press the folder or file to select it.

   Done

2. 

   Tap More

   The bar at the bottom shows Copy, Share, Delete and More.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Compress

   The More menu lists Copy to clipboard, Details, Rename, Compress and more.

   Done

4. 

   Name it and tap Compress

   Type a name. Zip is the format; Protect with password and Split by size are below the name.

   Done

5. 

   Find the ZIP next to the folder

   The new file appears in the same folder. Ours was howtosimply-test.zip, 383 B.

   Done

6. 

   Tap a ZIP to open it

   Tapping the ZIP opens a preview of what is inside; nothing is unpacked yet.

   Done

7. 

   Tick the items and tap Extract

   The preview lists the contents with tick boxes. All ticks everything; then tap Extract at the bottom.

   Done

8. 

   Check the name and tap Extract

   Extract file suggests the ZIP's name for the new folder. Change it if you like.

   Done

9. 

   Tap Show in folder

   A message says Extraction completed. The new folder is in the same place as the ZIP.

   Done

10. 

    Open the files

    Ours were in Download, howtosimply-test, howtosimply-test: test-list.txt and test-note.txt.

    Done

If you do not see this option

• No Compress in the More menu? Select the files or folder first: Samsung's steps select the files, tap More, then Compress. Source: How to compress files in 'My Files' app on Galaxy devices?

  

• Can't find the ZIP? Samsung says you can view the .zip file within the folder you compressed in. Sort by Name and look for the .zip ending. Source: How to compress files in 'My Files' app on Galaxy devices?
• Several files in one ZIP? Long-press one, tick the others, then More and Compress. Samsung's example selects all the files in a folder. Source: How to compress files in 'My Files' app on Galaxy devices?

If this does not work

• Extract is grey? Nothing is ticked. Tapping the folder inside the ZIP ticks or unticks it; it does not open it. Tick it or tap All.

  

• Want to lock the ZIP? Switch on Protect with password in the Compress box before you tap Compress. We did not set a password. Source: How to compress files in 'My Files' app on Galaxy devices?

  

• ZIP is too big to send? Split by size, in the same box, is for cutting the archive into parts; we did not try it. Source: How to compress files in 'My Files' app on Galaxy devices?

About this guide

Samsung's My Files app makes and opens ZIP files without another app. We zipped a test folder with two text files in Download, then extracted it again.

The screenshots are from our Samsung Galaxy A57, model SM-A576B, with One UI 9.0 and Android 17 (build CP2A.260605.016.A576BXXU6BZIE), in Dark mode, taken on 26 October 2026. The test files and the ZIP were deleted afterwards.

Good to know

To see what fills the phone, see check and free up storage on a Galaxy.

In short: My Files, long-press, More, Compress, name, Compress. Tap the ZIP, tick, Extract, Extract.

📷 See real photos from the Galaxy A57 in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.