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I'm looking for a way to zip (or 7z) files via a file manager in such a way that the original folder is deleted right after the zipping finished (less clutter when batching compression of multiple folders).
In "Total Commander" it was called "Move to Archive".
Is there any OSX file manager which has this functionality?
I've tried PathFinder 7 and ForkLift, but they don't seem to have this option (or it is hidden somewhere).
TIA.
Karol
Yes, you can do this using the built-in Disk Images of Mac OS X. A disk image (or DMG file) is a file which, when opened, presents itself as a removable Mac OS X volume, similar to a removable hard drive. Many OS X applications are deployed on disk images. If you encrypt your home directory using FileVault, you're creating a spare bundle disk image.
You can create OS X disk images which are compressed and/or encrypted. However, if you create a compressed DMG, it will be read-only, so that may or may not work for you.
To create a new, empty encrypted disk image in OS X:
Open Disk Utility, which is under the "utilities" folder of the "Applications" folder.
From the File menu choose New > Blank Disk Image...
In the dialog that appears, you can specify where to save the disk image, the name of the volume, and choose the type of encryption:
Make sure to choose either "128-bit AES encryption (recommended)" or "256-bit AES encryption (more secure)" from the "Encryption" menu. Also, be sure to set a size for the disk image.
If you create a sparse bundle (newer, and may be more reliable) or a spare image (older, can become corrupted easily if it's open and your computer is shut down improperly) then the image file will start small and will grow as you add files to it, up to a maximum size you specify.
If you create a "read/write disk image", then the image file will start at the maximum size specified in the dialog box.
After you save the disk image file, you'll be prompted for a password and verification. Once completed, you'll have a new volume on your desktop and in the "Computer" view where you can begin dropping files!
To create a compressed, read-only image, you can do one of two things:
Follow the same steps above, however instead of New > Blank Disk Image..., choose New > Disk Image From Folder.... This will first ask you to select a folder full of files. From there, it will present a similar dialog to the one above, but will not prompt for a volume name or size; it will use the name of the folder and the size will be automatically calculated. Be sure to choose to make a compressed image and don't forget the encryption
Alternatively, if you have created a blank image and filled it with files, you can convert that image to a compressed image. This is a handy way to back up your encrypted files. Keep the master read/write uncompressed image as your day-to-day workspace, and periodically convert it to a read-only compressed image which you can back up to an external device. To do this, choose Images > Convert... within Disk Utility. Select the DMG file, and then you'll see the same screen as above.
Protip: if you drag and drop a folder onto Disk Utility's dock icon it will automatically offer to create a disk image out of that folder.
Protip #2: If you create an encrypted disk image out of an unencrypted folder and you want to delete the original, unencrypted files, remember to use secure erase otherwise you risk leaving confidential information on your hard drive.
cp -r -n ./srcFolder/ ./targetFolder/
Remove the -n if you want to overwrite duplicates.
Update:
ditto source target will also do the trick.
Files in source folder overwrite any duplicates in target folder.
Add -v for details (ditto -v source target)
via How to Merge Folders on Mac OS X Without Losing All Your Files (Seriously)
Possibly a duplicate of Where did folder "merge" or "keep both" go in OS X 10.9 Mavericks?, but I'll sum up:
The weird thing is, the folders can't have any duplicate files if you want to merge.
If you're merging two folders that don't have any duplicate files between them, you will see the merge option if you hold the option key.
However, if the folders you're merging contain any files with the same name, the merge option won't show up.
In that case, you basically have two options:
Best Answer
You can make use of automator to make a simple program that can do such a thing. Make use of : Create Archive : to do it, and add an additional block to delete the original file.