How do I control the folder information WinZip stores in a Zip file?

In what ways can WinZip store folder information in a Zip file?

When you zip the contents of a folder, there are three ways in which you are likely to want folder information stored:

• You may want to store folder information only for files from subfolders (and no folder information for files from the selected folder).
• You may want all files stored with complete folder information, starting from the root folder.
• You may want files stored with folder information that starts with the name of the folder in which the files are located (and any subfolder information, if applicable).

How do I store files with folder information only for files from subfolders?

You can zip files from a single folder and its subfolders by following this procedure. Folder information will be stored only for files from subfolders.

• Start WinZip, and create a new (or open an existing) archive.
• Choose Add from the Actions menu (or click the Add toolbar button).
• In the resulting Add dialog, navigate to the folder whose contents you want to zip, and specify in the File name field the files you want to add to the archive (e.g., specify *.txt if you want to add all files with a filename extension of .txt).
• Check the check box labeled Include subfolders and uncheck the check box labeled Save full path info.
• Click the Add or Add with wildcards command button.

More detailed step-by-step instructions for zipping folders are in the FAQ answer How do I compress a folder and later restore it?

How do I store files with complete folder information?

Simply check the check box labeled Save full path info in the Add dialog before clicking the Add or Add with wildcards button.

How do I store files with folder information starting with the folder that contains the files?

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