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determine the archive type with the drop-down menu above the name field. Exit
the dialog with ‘OK’ and return to the main view of File Roller. Now, add files to
the archive by inserting files from the desktop or the file manager with drag and
drop or by selecting ‘Edit’ ➝ ‘Add Files’. In the following dialog, select one or
several files (keep
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Ctrl pressed to select multiple files) or directories. If necessary,
determine the following advanced options for the archive:
Add only if newer If the archive already contains a file with the same name, the
file is only added if it is newer than the one existing in the archive.
Include subfolders To compress an entire directory, activate this option to in-
clude all subdirectories.
Exclude backup files (* ) Avoid unnecessary data trash by disabling the inclu-
sion of backup copies when creating an archive.
Exclude hidden files (.*) Usually, hidden files do not contain any data that are
relevant for the user. By default, they are not included in the archive to re-
duce the amount of data.
Exclude files This explicitly excludes certain files from the archive. This option
is useful if you want to compress entire directories but exclude certain files
from the archive. Instead of file names, you can also specify search patterns.
Ignore case File Roller ignores different spellings of file names and extensions,
like JPEG or jpeg.
After completing the selection and configuration, exit the dialog. The archive cre-
ated is available for further processing at the desired location. To decompress an
archive, load it to File Roller, click ‘Edit’ ➝ ‘Extract to’, and specify the target di-
rectory.
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