Archive direct folder items as ZIP files

These scripts create one ZIP file for each direct file or subdirectory in a selected folder. Every archive uses the ZIP store method (compression level 0), so its data is not compressed.

ZIP files are written to the _zip_output subdirectory of the source folder. That directory is skipped automatically, so it is safe to run either script again.

Windows (PowerShell)

.\zip-items.ps1

If the execution policy blocks the script in the current session:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\zip-items.ps1

You can supply the path in advance and choose F, D, or B when prompted:

.\zip-items.ps1 -Path 'D:\data'

Optionally, skip the prompt with -Mode File, -Mode Directory, or -Mode Both.

Linux / macOS (Bash)

chmod +x zip-items.sh
./zip-items.sh

Or provide the path in advance:

./zip-items.sh '/path/to/data'

The Linux/macOS script requires the zip command. For example, install it with sudo apt install zip on Debian/Ubuntu, or brew install zip when it is missing on macOS.

Choices

• F: create ZIP files only for direct files in the source folder.
• D: create ZIP files only for direct subdirectories; empty directories are retained.
• B: process both direct files and subdirectories.