To compress direcotry or files in batch program all You need to do is to install 7z opensource and create simple 'task.bat' file with only few line of code: @echo Start processing "C:\Program Files\7-Zip"\7zg.exe a C:\Backup\important_data_%date:~0,4%%date:~5,2%%date:~8,2%.7z C:\inetpub\wwwroot\BestWebsite -t7z -mx9 -m0=LZMA -pMYPassword @echo End PAUSE What we do here is: 1) Run 7zg.exe program 2) Create target file important_data_(current data).7z in C:\Backup\ directory 3) Indicate file or folder to compress in this ex we compress 'BestWebsite' directory 4) Set compression parameter in this example we have-t7z -mx9 -m0=LZMA 5) Optionally set a password to compressed document Thank you
Damian Zapart, Principal Engineering Manager @ Microsoft - official blog.