Preserving the previous generations of files in a zip backup

[rossmcm]

OK, I need to rephrase/simplify my question, given that I didn't get any response to https://www.backupcreations.com/forum/zip-backup-on-onedrive-and-retaining-previous-versions-t1166.html?sid=9bca141e8e509ace176c28edee55003b.

I have a folder with the files:

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file.txt
file.$1$.txt
file.$2$.txt
file.$3$.txt

How can I set up Syncovery so that these files are backed up to another folder, so that I end up with this?:

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file.txt.zip
file.$1$.txt.zip
file.$2$.txt.zip
file.$3$.txt.zip

If I can't avoid the filename mangling (file.txt.s12345.zip, etc) no problem, but I don't need it, because the zip format itself preserves the original file dates.

CLARIFICATION
If I set up a Syncovery profile to try to achieve the above result, the previous generation files (*.1$1.*, etc) are ignored - only the curremt version of the file is copied - I want them all to be (zipped and) copied.

[superflexible]

Sorry for my long absence in the forum. I am back now and will monitor it on a daily basis.

To copy files which have encoded filenames, you need to choose "Do not decode left/right filenames" under Versioning->More.