Zap777 alters the permissions of folders and files so that anybody can use them for reading or writing, and in the case of files, permission will be granted to execute them as programs if that is what is required. To what degree this is a good thing is for you to decide, depending on your needs and the environment(s) in which the folders/files are to be used and/or distributed. Zapping is very quick and easy, but no application is provided for unzapping, so if you later wish to re-introduce the restrictions on folder/file usage, you will have to do it manually folder by folder, file by file, and this could take a VERY long time. So look before you leap! That said, removing restrictions does no more than move you towards a Windows-style file system, and there are lots of people who are not bothered by it at all! In my own domestic environment, it is very practical.

All you have to do is click on the "Get Folder..." button at the top, and choose the folder you wish to zap, together with its contents (which may well be a collection of other folders and contents). The path to your folder is then displayed, as shown above. When you are ready, "Zap it". Pronto.

Finally, there is another consequence of zapping that you need to take into account. ALL files are now potentially executable as though they were programs. Previously, if you double-clicked on a text file (with the suffix ".txt") for example, Linux would simply open it in the app which is associated with text files. Now, since it might require executing rather than simply displaying, Linux wants to know what it should do with it, as you can see in the dialogue which pops up.

So make up your mind about having such popups appear or not before you zap, OK?

For a specific file, you can uncheck the "Allow executing file as a program" option if you want, and the popup won't bother you again.