Folder Compare Overview |
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A Folder Compare session compares two folder structures side-by-side, in a variation of the familiar Explorer style. The comparison may be of folders on your hard drive or network, but either side also may be an FTP site, a zip archive, or a snapshot taken earlier. All of these have a directory structure – folders and subfolders containing files – and Beyond Compare treats them equivalently. The Folder Compare view uses color to highlight the differences between the two sides. Select View > Legend to display a guide to the various folder icon color combinations. See Understanding the Display for details. A typical Folder Compare strategy is to:
You can click on a column header to sort by that column, or right-click the header to choose different columns to display. See also
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