.zip files and custom file folder issues

I just purchased the pro version and i’m having issues with the following:
1. I can’t get a .zip file link in email. I have it checked in the settings and tried adding the mail field to the body and/or the attachment field and it still gives me individual file links
2. The custom folder option doesn’t appear to be working. The custom folder option does NOT save my folder name or directory location. It just reverts back to wpcf7_uploads in grey when i save.
-I tried Dynamic folder, gave it a directory path and it just creates a tmp_folder instead of using the folder i specified.
3. I saw this forum https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50231918/saving-contact-form-7-data-into-custom-db-and-not-wordpress-db
-When i implement this and submit a form with other fields i can capture everything. When i try to POST a dropzone to the upload.php i get nothing. Is there a way to simply POST the file location for each file uploaded?