c# ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory - the process cannot access the file “path_to_the_zip_file_created.zip” because it is being used by another process

Question

Basic Code:

string startPath = @\"C:\\intel\\logs\";
string zipPath = @\"C:\\intel\\logs-\" + DateTime.Now.ToString(\"         


        

Answer 1

The other answers, provide the correct reason, but I had a little problem in understanding them at the first sight. I cannot comment, so putting this as an Answer. Might be easy for someone who visits this later on.

If the path of the Zip file that is being created, is the same as the path that is given to the ZipFile.CreateFromDirectory, the ZipFile creates the desired zip file and starts adding the files from the directory to it. And will Eventually, try to add the desired zip file in the zip as well, as it is in the same directory. This is just not possible and not required, because the desired zipfile is being used by CreateFromDirectory method.