An entire directory
or selected files may be added to the "Selected" list. As you add each
selection to the list, the "Encrypt, "Store path", "Store
path of selected dir", "Subdirectories", "Freshen", "Update",
"System/Hidden", "Grow", ".Zip date", "After
date:", and compression speed choices will be applied to the selected files
and directories. Additions may be made to a New zip file or to an existing (and
already "Open") zip file.
Note: Choose
the options that you wish to use BEFORE selecting files or directories to be added
to the zip file. You will notice that your chosen options will be included in
the list of files to be zipped. Choose options first, THEN choose files and directories.
- "Encrypt"
stores a password in the zip file being created or modified. The password
you supply will be required by anyone attempting to unzip the files that you
are adding to the zip file.
- "Store path(s)" will store the proper path (directory) names in
the zip file, relative to the open (or Relative) directory. If you have selected
several files from a folder/directory, those files will be zipped,
stored with the beginning path being the open folder (or Relative)
path. If you have selected (highlighted) a folder to be Added, all the files in
the directory will be zipped, if
All Files is checked; otherwise, just the directory name will be stored. If
All Files is checked and Store Path is checked, then the directory name along
with all its files will be stored.
- ["Store
path of selected dir" will use the path of the selected (or Relative) directory as
the "top level" directory when "Store path(s)" is selected.
Normally (unchecked), directory names will only be stored for the files in
the subdirectories of the selected directory.]
- "Zip all
subdirs too" zips all files in the selected directory plus all the files
in its subdirectories, recursively. In most cases you should also select "Store path(s)"
so that Zip can resolve zipping two files with the same file name. If you
are certain that no two file names in the highlighted directory and its subdirectories
have the same name, "Store path(s)" is optional.
- "System/Hidden
files" - Files with the system and/or hidden file attribute are displayed
in the file list, but are not stored in the zip file unless this item is checked.
- "Grow
(faster/risky)" - Normally Zip adds files to a temporary file, and if
that completes successfully, it deletes the old zip file (if any) and renames
the temporary file to the old name. This has some added safety at the expense
of slightly slower processing time and using more disk space temporarily.
The Grow option can be use to dynamically extend an existing zip file. If
all goes well, then everything will be fine. However, if the computer is stopped due
to a power outage (or some other problem), then the integrity of the "in
process" zip file would be suspect.
- ".Zip
date = latest file" - The file date of the zip file will be changed to
match the date of the newest file in the zip file.
- ["After
date:", when checked, will zip (add) files which have been modified after
(00:00am) the date specified.]
Compression can
be adjusted, by dragging the slider button, from 1 (the fastest compression
mode->larger zip files) to 9 (the slowest compression mode->smallest zip
files).
Once files have been
added to the "Selected" list, they may be highlighted. Files selected
(highlighted) when the "Delete" button is pressed will be removed from
the "Selected" list.
Files are not actually
zipped and added to the zip file until the "OK" button is pressed.
"Cancel"
- All proposed additions to the zip file are cancelled.
"OK" -
begins the Add process. All directories and files in the Selected list will be
added to the zip fle regardless of whether they are highlighted or not. Depending
on the number of files to be added, this may be a quick or slow process. A
progress
window will be displayed.
See also:
- Settings notebook,
Options - Zip for explanations
of the "Freshen" and "Update" options that may be selected.