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use the --directory option from man tar :
--directory
man tar
-C,- -directory DIR
change to directory DIR
i.e.:
tar -C /mnt/sdb1/ -czf /mnt/sdb1/old_files/new.tar.gz myfile.csv
-C,- -directory DIR change to directory DIR
