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Ruriko
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Compress multiple subfolders

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I have a directory that looks like this:

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Folder01
    Subfolder 1
        File1
        File2
        File3
    Subfolder 2
        File1
        File2
    Subfolder 3
        File1
        File2
        File3
Folder02
    Subfolder 1
        File1
        File2
        File3
    Subfolder 2
        File1
        File2
    Subfolder 3
        File1
        File2
        File3
Folder03
    Subfolder 1
        File1
        File2
        File3
    Subfolder 2
        File1
        File2
    Subfolder 3
        File1
        File2
        File3
As you can see there are multiple parent folders and I want to compress each subfolder in all parent folders. After compressing I want the files in the subfolder deleted. How can I do this?
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solid
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Post by *solid »

Search for folders only (Alt+F7)
Feed the search results to listbox.
Select all the folders (or just those you want them packed) and pack with options 'create separate archives' and 'move to archive'

If you have folders inside folders and want them packed with folders, in the first step just limit the subdirs level search.
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Post by *Ruriko »

solid wrote:Search for folders only (Alt+F7)
Feed the search results to listbox.
Select all the folders (or just those you want them packed) and pack with options 'create separate archives' and 'move to archive'

If you have folders inside folders and want them packed with folders, in the first step just limit the subdirs level search.
There is one slight problem with this method. It shows both parent folder & subfolder. I only want to show subfolders only. How can i fix this?
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Post by *solid »

In that case, first search for folders in current dir only, feed to listbox, select all and save the selection to memory.
Then make the step from the previous post, but instead of selecting all folders, restore the selection from memory and invert it, and then proceed with packing.
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