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PKZIP for DOS

DOS Compression Software

PKZIP has been providing industry-leading ZIP compression for DOS systems for nearly 25 years. PKWARE is committed to file interoperability--files saved using the original PKZIP products can still be opened by any current PKWARE products.

Overview

Reduces hard disk, floppy disk, and CD storage consumption
Provides script PKZIP, PKUNZIP®, and PKSFX functions with command-line syntax or with batch files on your older desktop PC
Supports Long File Names (LFN) (Windows® 95 only)
Backs up your entire hard disk with PKZIP for DOS, producing a ZIP archive with storage for up to 16,000 files
Offers large ZIP archives across multiple floppy diskettes without having to format disks ahead of time
Note: For Windows 98 and later, as well as 64-bit versions of Windows, please see: PKZIP Command Line (included in PKZIP for Windows), PKZIP Server, SecureZIP Command Line or SecureZIP Server.

Requirements

  • For DOS 2.0 and greater, Windows 3.1x, or Windows 95/98, Windows Me*
  • 4 MB RAM
  • 1.2 MB free disk space
  • Not compatible with 64-bit operating systems