Add Files to a ZIP Archive

To add files to a new or existing ZIP archive perform the following steps:

1. Open an existing ZIP archive or Create a new ZIP archive.

2. Select the Add Files To Archive tab if not already selected.

3. Specify the files you want to add to the ZIP archive under Files To Add.

Click the button to add individual files to the Files to Add list.

Click the button to add all files in a folders to the Files to Add list.

Click the button to clear the Files to Add list.

NOTE: You can drag and drop files from Explorer into the Files to Add list.

NOTE: You can manually edit the Files to Add list to specify additional files and wildcards (one per line).

4. Select the appropriate options:

Save Folder Names - Select this option to save, in the ZIP archive, the names of the folders the files are in so they can be extracted to the same location.  If you do not select this option and do include files that are in different folders you will not be able to re-create the folder structure when extracting the ZIP archive. If the files contain a common path, a relative path will be stored.  To store the full path of each file select the Force Full Paths option.

Include Sub-Folders - Select this option to add all files in all sub-folders of the folders you are adding.

Encrypt Files with Password - Select this option to encrypt all files with a password.  The same password will be required to extract files from the archive.

NOTE:  You can click the Remember Settings button to remember you current options settings as the default or the Restore Defaults button to restore the default option settings.

5. Click the Add button.