How to compress or Zip whole folder using GZipStream

Any idea how I can do t开发者_运维知识库his? I am able to compress a single file.

You cannot GZip an entire folder directly, since GZip operates on a single stream of data. You will first have to turn the folder into such a stream.

One way to do this would be to create a Tar archive from the directory. This will give you a single stream to work on, and since the Tar format is not compressed, GZip will usually achieve good compression ratios on Tar files.

GZip doesn't support multiple files. They have to be combined in another container first like Tar. If you need full Zip support for C# use this library:

http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sharpziplib/