The Options-Zip
page of the Settings notebook defines default options used when zipping.
- "Store path(s)" will store the proper path (directory) names in
the zip file, relative to the directory in which the files are located unless
a Relative Path has been set. If you
have selected several files from the "File" list, those files
will be zipped, stored with the beginning path being the
directory in which the files are located (or a defined Relative Path).
If you have selected
(highlighted) a directory for adding to the .zip file,
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.
- "Zip all subdirs too" zips all files in the selected directory
plus all the files in its subdirectories. 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.
- ["Store path of selected dir" will use the path of the selected
directory (or Relative Path) 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 highlighted
directory.]
- "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.
- "Freshen" - If the file to be added to the zip file is already
in the zip file AND is newer than the one in the zip file, the
newer file will replace the one in the zip file. The file will
be added ONLY IF there is already a file by that name (and
path) in the zip file.
- "Update" - This is the same as "Freshen" except that, if the
file is not already in the zip file, it will be added to the
zip file.
- "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 your 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.