Simple solution to create a zip for Windows users without __MACOSX or any other "period" hidden folders

I've seen questions:

• How can I create a zip archive for Windows and Linux users?
• How to remove __MACOSX folder in a list of zip files (not a single zip file)?
• How can I batch zip multiple folders without _macosx files?

This question is different.

I'm asking for a way to create a zip without the .DS_Store or __MACOSX for less sophisticated Apple computer users who have to coexist with Windows users who cannot accept a zip with the .DS_Store and __MACOSX.

I've discovered these are called Mac resource forks.

Like I said, for less sophisticated Apple users, so no command line codes please.

Solution 1:

Without having to use terminal, you could try Folderwasher, which is an app that creats a zip without the .DS_store file. You can drop the folder onto the application and it compresses it.

Alternatively, you could try Keka, which also has an option to exclude the .DS_store file. Open Keka, click on zip, and check Exclude Mac OS X resource forks and drop what you want to compress on the Keka window.

There are other questions related to this topic:

• Compressing folders on a mac, without the .DS_Store on Superuser
• Compress without .DS_Store and __MACOSX on AskDifferent