Creating ZIP Files from Folder Compare
Beyond Compare has the ability to create ZIP files from files and folders in a Folder Compare session.
To create a ZIP file:
- Start a Folder Compare session with at least one base folder loaded.
- Select files and/or folders that you wish to include in the ZIP file.
- Right-click on one of the selected files/folders and then choose Copy to Folder from the context menu.
- Select a side of the comparison to copy to the ZIP file.
- Choose a location to save the ZIP file to, for example:
C:\Users\user\Desktop\package.zip
Note: If the file does not already exist, you will be prompted to create the file in the location you specified. - Finally, choose the desired action for folder structure:
- Keep Relative Folder Structure
Determines the minimum difference between all of the selected files' paths, and creates that in the target folder. - Keep Base Folder Structure
Creates the entire path, from the deepest files to the base folder, in the target folder. - Don't Keep Upper Folder Structure
Ignores all path information and copies all selected files and folders into the target folder together.
- Keep Relative Folder Structure
Beyond Compare versions 3.1 and newer support Zip64 for files over 4 GB in size.
Versions prior to 3.1 are limited to 65,535 files, with no file larger than 2 GB, and a maximum Zip file size of 2 GB.