How to zip directories as well as files?

[Perryg114]

I have messed with WinZip and I have not figured out how to make it zip a file with the entire directory structure in tacked. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Perry

 

[EagleKeeper]

You can select the directory from the parent directory and zip it.

Also, in the WinZip UI, you have an option checkbox to use folder names

 

[johnny.dacu]

Try using total commander archive tool. It has more options like.. recursive archive or self extracting, or to create separate archive per file/folder

 

[Gooberlx2]

I just use the built in zip capability within Windows. Right-click-->send to--> compressed (zipped) folder. Preserves files and folder structure inside the zipfile.

I think it fails if there are empty directories though (which seems stupid to me). I s'pose there might be other limitations too, like number of files/folder or ultimate zipfile size...but I dunno what they are. It's not something I use very often.

 

[Perryg114]

I did not know you could zip with a right click on the directory. That worked.

Thanks

Perry

 

[applepearwine]

Also 7-zip is good.

Perry

 

[Fayd]

7zip is better.

i use a batch file to zip up folders including all their sub-structures.

for /D %%F in (*), do ( 
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7za.exe" a -tzip "%%~nF.zip" "%%~fF"
 )
pause

that zips up every folder in the working directory into its own zip file. i use it a lot for keeping my manga collection in order >_<

edit: stupid anandtech crappy handling of percent signs. the &#37;%F is just supposed to be 2x percent signs and a capital F.