The Folder Merge display uses color cues to highlight the differences between the base folders. By default, the color meanings are:
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Gray |
Unknown or older |
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Black |
Same |
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Teal |
Left change |
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Magenta |
Right change |
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Orange |
Mergeable |
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Red |
Conflict |
Choose View | Legend to display a guide to the various folder icon color combinations.
To change the default colors, choose Tools | Options 
(Beyond Compare | Settings on macOS), switch to the Colors, Fonts | Folder Views page, and find the Merge colors settings.
You can temporarily hide the Center Pane 
to give the left and right panes more room.
Merge actions
Regardless of merge target:
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No action required |
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Automatic merge |
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Manual merge required |
When merging to left:
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Copy to left |
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Delete left |
When merging to right:
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Copy to right |
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Delete right |
When merging to other:
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Take left |
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Take center |
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Take right |
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Delete |
