I'm trying to password protect some client documents to send via email, but when I create zip archives on my Linux Mint XFCE setup, they won't open on Windows devices. I'm not sure what's going wrong. I'd appreciate any tips or workarounds for this issue!
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Have you considered using .7z files instead? They offer better compression and are natively supported on Windows too, which might solve your problem.
How exactly are you creating the zip files? Are you using the command line with 'zip', or is it through a graphical interface? Also, how are you trying to extract them on Windows? It would help to know what errors you're encountering.
I'm using right-click to create the archive and selecting zip from the dropdown. I can't check the exact error message right now, but I'll look into it as soon as I get back to my computer.