Zip folder in C#

Question

What is an example (simple code) of how to zip a folder in C#?

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Update:

I do not see namespace ICSharpCode. I downloaded ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll but I do not know where to copy that DLL file. What do I need to do to see this namespace?

And do you have link for that MSDN example for compress folder, because I read all MSDN but I couldn't find anything.

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OK, but I need next information.

Where should I copy ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll to see that namespace in Visual Studio?

Answer 1

This answer changes with .NET 4.5. Creating a zip file becomes incredibly easy. No third-party libraries will be required.

string startPath = @"c:\example\start";
string zipPath = @"c:\example\result.zip";
string extractPath = @"c:\example\extract";

ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(startPath, zipPath);
ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(zipPath, extractPath);