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+library(fs)
+library(zip)
+library(stringr)
+library(purrr)
+
+# This script will zip any 'DATA xxxx' folders more than
+# 2 years older than the current year
+current_year <- 2026
+cutoff_year <- current_year - 2
+
+lp_path <- path(
+  "/conf/LIST_analytics/West Hub/02 - Scaled Up Work/RMarkdown/Locality Profiles"
+)
+
+chapters <- c(
+  "Demographics",
+  "General Health",
+  "Households",
+  "Lifestyle & Risk Factors",
+  "Population Health",
+  "Services",
+  "Unscheduled Care"
+)
+chapter_dirs <- path(lp_path, chapters)
+
+# Check all the expected chapter directories exist
+stopifnot(dir_exists(chapter_dirs))
+
+# Find all DATA yyyy directories
+unzipped_data_dirs <- dir_ls(
+  chapter_dirs,
+  type = "directory",
+  recurse = TRUE,
+  regexp = "DATA [0-9]{4}$"
+)
+
+# Extract year and filter to >2 years old
+data_years <- as.integer(str_extract(unzipped_data_dirs, "[0-9]{4}"))
+
+unzipped_data_dirs <- unzipped_data_dirs[data_years <= cutoff_year]
+
+# Corresponding zip files
+new_zip_files <- path_ext_set(unzipped_data_dirs, "zip")
+
+message(
+  "About to zip these directories:\n",
+  paste("  -", path_rel(unzipped_data_dirs, lp_path), collapse = "\n")
+)
+
+walk2(unzipped_data_dirs, new_zip_files, function(data_dir, zip_file) {
+  if (file_exists(zip_file)) {
+    message("Zip already exists, skipping: ", path_rel(zip_file, lp_path))
+    invisible(zip_file)
+  }
+
+  # Create zip
+  suppressWarnings(
+    zip::zip(
+      zipfile = zip_file,
+      files = data_dir
+    )
+  )
+
+  # Stop if zip file wasn't created
+  stopifnot(file_exists(zip_file))
+
+  expected <- path_rel(dir_ls(data_dir, recurse = TRUE), "/")
+
+  actual <- path(zip_list(zip_file)$filename)
+
+  missing <- setdiff(expected, actual)
+
+  if (length(missing) != 0) {
+    file_delete(zip_file)
+
+    stop(
+      "Zip validation failed for ",
+      data_dir,
+      "\n",
+      "Missing files:\n",
+      paste("  -", missing, collapse = "\n"),
+      call. = FALSE
+    )
+  }
+
+  dir_delete(data_dir)
+
+  invisible(zip_file)
+})