Tag: compress

Compress multiple folders into individual archives

Recently, I had a task that required 100s of folders to be compressed into individual archives. Manually this would have taken several days. I found a script and modified to suit my needs. I chose 7-Zip command line edition as it is only one file and offers the highest compression. 7-Zip is available at here. The only other file needed…

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Compress Logs to Individual Archives using Command Line

Preface A need to zip log files had arisen and needed to determine a solution. Winzip requires an installation of Winzip Command Line. If Winzip is unregistered, the application will prompt for acknowledgement to that fact. Tested several FREEWARE products, all require installation prior to use of command line or utilize proprietary compression. Solution Microsoft Compress.exe. It is FREEWARE, requires…

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