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How to backup & zip a folder?

PostPosted: Sat Sep 30, 2017 2:30 pm
by noodlema
I created a rule for ParentFolder that copies SubFolderA to the destination Backups folder (that will run once a day). Is there a way to have the folder that is copied be zipped at the same time such that the copied folder is SubFolderA-2017-10-01.zip ?

Re: How to backup & zip a folder?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:01 am
by Mr_Noodle
You can use the Archive action to do that for you. You can then rename using a date as needed.

Re: How to backup & zip a folder?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:01 pm
by noodlema
Mr_Noodle wrote:You can use the Archive action to do that for you. You can then rename using a date as needed.

When I just do Archive the original folder is removed. I want to keep SubFolderA. Do I need to make a copy of the folder with a new name and archive that?

Re: How to backup & zip a folder?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 10:41 pm
by noodlema
I get it now, was confused by the language used in the rule:
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"Do the following to the matched file or folder"
It's renaming and archiving the copied folder, not the matched folder.

Re: How to backup & zip a folder?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 10:43 am
by Mr_Noodle
The target file changes depending on the action. The use of "matched" is to make it clear when people use nested conditions to apply to files besides the matched one.