Unable to zip folder in c#

Question

Hi I am trying to create a zip folder in c#.

This is my destination where I need to have my zip. string zippath = @"C:\Neenu\Download"; Below is my code to convert it as ZIP.

ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(@"" + startPath, @"" + zippath);

My start path is

C:\\Users\\spfarm\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\1neplbgk.qj3\\ilty Management System -SCM-2016-39.docx

I am getting error as access to path is denied. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

Please clean up your question, unless you really meant that your startpath variable contains the following text at the end: " and zippath is C:\Neenu\Download.". — Lasse V. Karlsen, Mar 23 '17 at 09:01
Use the stratpath as directory instead of file name `string startpath = @"C:\Users\spfarm\AppData\Local\\Temp\1neplbgk.qj3\";` — Thiru, Mar 23 '17 at 09:04
Also set the zippath as a file name instead of directory `string zippath = @"C:\Test\Sample.zip";` — Thiru, Mar 23 '17 at 09:07
Thank you. Actually I want to zip the entire folder 1neplbgk.qj3 inside the download folder. Message = "Access to the path 'C:\\Neenu\\Download' is denied." I got this meesage now. — Niranjan Godbole, Mar 23 '17 at 09:08
Please post a [mcve] to ensure we can see exactly the code you are using. — Lasse V. Karlsen, Mar 23 '17 at 09:09

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

This could be a complete example of how to compress a file using your code, you should clean up your variables and make sure that your paths are correct.

When it comes to accessing your C drive, there might be a permission problem, in that case you could try to run the program as administrator in order to get full (read/write depends on your needs) access to the drive as specified here

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.IO.Compression;    

static void Main(string[] args)
{
        string startPath = @"C:\Users\spfarm\AppData\Local\Temp
                             \1neplbgk.qj3\ilty Management System -SCM-2016-39.docx";
        string zipPath = @"c:\result.zip";

        ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory(startPath, zipPath);
}

Unable to zip folder in c#

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