# Archives

Archives: Many Files as One: Compress-Archive and Expand-Archive.

Updated: November 10, 2026

1. [Many Files as One: Compress-Archive and Expand-Archive](https://www.ask-codey.com/lessons/powershell-zip-files) (Apprentice): Compress-Archive packs a folder or a few files into one zip file you can send or keep, and Expand-Archive unpacks a zip into a folder, replacing nothing that's already there unless you ask it to.

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/courses/powershell-in-depth/topics/powershell-archives