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Compress multiple folders into individual archives

Compressing hundreds of folders into individual archive files manually can be a time-consuming task. To automate the process, I modified an existing script to meet my requirements. I chose the 7-Zip Command Line edition because it is lightweight, consists of a single executable file, and provides excellent compression. 7-Zip can be downloaded here. The only other file required is the…

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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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