Compress multiple folders in to separate archives

scottfreeman · Jan 18, 2013, 10:52 AM

Hi.

I have a large number of folders that I want to compress in to individual zip files for backup/archive reasons.

I can right-click on each folder and 'Compress', but this will take way too long and needs to be done periodically.

I'm pretty sure this is possible, but I'm just not finding the right combination of commands. Presumably, this is a job for a shell script or Automator.

Any help?

justperry · Jan 18, 2013, 10:57 AM

Does it need to be a zip, you can also create a DMG from a folder which contains all your folders with Disk Utility.
Or zip the Folder containing all folders you want to zip.

scottfreeman · Jan 18, 2013, 11:04 AM

It needs to be ZIP.

Imagine the following directory structure:

/Projects
--/One/
--/Two/
--/Three/

What I want to create is:
/Archive
--/One.zip
--/Two.zip
--/Three.zip

Jan 18, 2013, 10:52 AM	#1
scottfreeman macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: UK	Compress multiple folders in to separate archives Hi. I have a large number of folders that I want to compress in to individual zip files for backup/archive reasons. I can right-click on each folder and 'Compress', but this will take way too long and needs to be done periodically. I'm pretty sure this is possible, but I'm just not finding the right combination of commands. Presumably, this is a job for a shell script or Automator. Any help? __________________  iMac 27" mid 2011 16GB  MacBook Pro 15" early 2011 4GB  iPhone 4S 32GB
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scottfreeman Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: UK	It needs to be ZIP. Imagine the following directory structure: /Projects --/One/ --/Two/ --/Three/ What I want to create is: /Archive --/One.zip --/Two.zip --/Three.zip __________________  iMac 27" mid 2011 16GB  MacBook Pro 15" early 2011 4GB  iPhone 4S 32GB
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Jan 18, 2013, 10:57 AM	#2
justperry macrumors 603 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: 7 Km South of an active upside down volcano.	Does it need to be a zip, you can also create a DMG from a folder which contains all your folders with Disk Utility. Or zip the Folder containing all folders you want to zip.
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