Folder Comparison in Compare Suite

Running

Follow three easy steps to compare two files.

1) Select "New Folder Comparison" command in "File" menu

2) Specify folder to compare on both - left and right panel.

You should click "..." button (see above) and select necessary folder.

3) Click Compare Button to run comparison.

Comparison

Compare Suite analyzes folders and folders' structure and highlights modification.

Compare Suite uses some specific color scheme for folder comparison. More details about color scheme below.

Status Bar contains information about comparison results.

Options

Read more about folder comparison options.

Synchronization

Two folders can be synchronized. Use Synchronize Folders button on the toolbar to run the Synchronization wizard. The program will not only synchronize files between two folders, but will also detects if there collisions, e.g. situations where there are two files with the same name, but with different content.

• Wizard allows to select the direction of synchronization;
• Wizard allows to select what the program should do in case of collision;
• Another way to run synchronization is using the command line interface;

More useful functions

• Folder compare results can be saved. As long folder comparison takes time there is a folder compare dump saving feature accessible from File > "Folder compare results..." menu.

Folder Color Scheme while comparison

Contains information about how Compare Suite should highlight found changes. You can specify different color schemes for added, deleted or modified folders.