7-zip Mistakenly Zipping The Entire UserProfile folder

Context

When running 7-zip to zip the .git folder with command like

7z.exe a -r Home C:\Users\MyAccount\.git

7z will attempt to scan some other folders under C:\Users\MyAccount such as C:\Users\MyAccount\AppData, which is unexpected and undesired.

Problem

How to work around the issue and zip the .git folder?

Solution

Run the following command instead:

7z.exe a -r Home C:\Users\MyAccount\.git\*