Backup Your Photos and Videos Using Password Protected Zip Files

Easily create backup archive files that can be shared via email or uploaded to a server for backup purposes.

SET SourcePath TO $'''C:\\PowerAutomate\\PhotoSource'''
SET TargetPath TO $'''C:\\PowerAutomate\\PhotoTarget'''
Text.Replace Text: SourcePath TextToFind: $'''\\\\$''' IsRegEx: True IgnoreCase: False ReplaceWith: $'''\\n''' ActivateEscapeSequences: True Result=> SourcePath
Text.Replace Text: TargetPath TextToFind: $'''\\\\$''' IsRegEx: True IgnoreCase: False ReplaceWith: $'''\\n''' ActivateEscapeSequences: True Result=> TargetPath
Folder.GetSubfolders Folder: SourcePath FolderFilter: $'''*''' IncludeSubfolders: False FailOnAccessDenied: True SortBy1: Folder.SortBy.CreationTime SortDescending1: True SortBy2: Folder.SortBy.NoSort SortDescending2: False SortBy3: Folder.SortBy.NoSort SortDescending3: False Subfolders=> Folders
LOOP FOREACH CurrentItem IN Folders
    IF (File.IfFile.DoesNotExist File: $'''%TargetPath%\\%CurrentItem.Name%.zip''') THEN
        Compression.ZipFiles ArchivePath: $'''%TargetPath%\\%CurrentItem.Name%.zip''' FilesOrFoldersToZip: CurrentItem CompressionLevel: Compression.CompressionLevel.BestBalanceOfSpeedAndCompression ArchiveComment: $'''''' ZipFile=> ZipFile
    END
END
# Tested with Power Automate Desktop version 2.15.284.21354

SET SourcePath TO $'''C:\\PowerAutomate\\PhotoSource'''
SET TargetPath TO $'''C:\\PowerAutomate\\PhotoTarget'''
Text.Replace Text: SourcePath TextToFind: $'''\\\\$''' IsRegEx: True IgnoreCase: False ReplaceWith: $'''\\n''' ActivateEscapeSequences: True Result=> SourcePath
Text.Replace Text: TargetPath TextToFind: $'''\\\\$''' IsRegEx: True IgnoreCase: False ReplaceWith: $'''\\n''' ActivateEscapeSequences: True Result=> TargetPath
Folder.GetSubfolders Folder: SourcePath FolderFilter: $'''*''' IncludeSubfolders: False FailOnAccessDenied: True SortBy1: Folder.SortBy.CreationTime SortDescending1: True SortBy2: Folder.SortBy.NoSort SortDescending2: False SortBy3: Folder.SortBy.NoSort SortDescending3: False Subfolders=> Folders
LOOP FOREACH CurrentItem IN Folders
    IF (File.DoesNotExist File: $'''%TargetPath%\\%CurrentItem.Name%.zip''') THEN
        Compression.ZipFiles ArchivePath: $'''%TargetPath%\\%CurrentItem.Name%.zip''' FilesOrFoldersToZip: CurrentItem CompressionLevel: Compression.CompressionLevel.BestBalanceOfSpeedAndCompression ArchiveComment: $'''''' ZipFile=> ZipFile
    END
END
# Tested with Power Automate Desktop version 2.11.51.21196

Usually, third-party programs are used to create file backups. If you don’t want to install third-party applications, or if you just need to create simple zip backup files of your folders, use this Power Automate Desktop flow.

Instructions

Line 1-2: Set Windows source and target full path names.
Source path should point to a Windows folder that contains subfolders. After the flow have completed, the target path will contain zipped backup files.
Line 8: In case you need a password, set it here.

Notes

If you would like to recreate a zip file (e.g. after new files have been added), then delete the target zip file and rerun the flow.
This solution works with all file types, media files are used here as an example.

Changes

2021-12-29: Updated flow actions to work with Power Automate Desktop version 2.15.284.21354

Author

PAG Admin

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