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How to zip files with a custom filename

You can set a filename rule when compressing files with Bandizip. By specifying a rule that automatically includes the current time or date in the filename, you can easily organize and categorize your compressed files.



Enable the feature

  1. Open Bandizip and go to Settings (F5) → Context Menu tab.
  2. Check the "Compress to a custom filename" checkbox under the "Compress" section.
  3. Ensure that the feature appears and functions correctly in the right-click menu of File Explorer.

Available parameters

You can select one of the predefined rules or enter a custom rule.

${NAME} Original filename
%Y Year (4-digit)
%y Year (2-digit)
%m Month
%d Day
%H Hour
%M Minute
%S Second
.zip, .7z, .tar, ... Compression format

Examples

Entered parameters Entered parameters
${NAME}_%Y%m%d.zip ○○○_20250630.zip
%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S.7z 2025-06-30_17-30-45.7z
backup_%y%m%d.zip backup_250630.zip


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