Directory compare
The directory compare tool is used to compare and back up the directory and perform its synchronization. It allows the user to compare between source and destination directories before making a back up. These comparison results are shown in 5 steps to define the exact differences between source and destination. These steps are:
- Newer directory than destination.
- Older than destination directory.
- Destination directory not found.
- Source directory not found.
- Only modified size directory.
Directory compare utility is basically used to synchronize large number of files between different PCs or multiple systems.
How directory compare helps you?
The directory compare is very useful software. It provides synchronization of files but is used if desired and needed as the same functions can be achieved by using compare folder software. However, it is effective tool as it helps in balancing the structures of two directories. It fully synchronizesthe directories from top to bottom and left to right and vice versa. It also allows the user to choose a specific folder or directory and synchronize the other directory with it. The two directories to be compared are shown side by side in two different grids. It helps in finding and deleting empty directories.
An option of “New Task” can be selected to perform multiple and unlimited number of tasks to be done on the selected directories.Directory compareutility helps to provide the summary of the information relating to the similarities and differences between two directories or folders. It also helps to update directories after performing copy or delete operations on them. It helps to opens files in their associated applications.
The “Back Up” option is used to generate the back up of the directories or important files or folders to specific destination in the form of zip archive files or uncompressed files. The folder compare utility also has options to include or exclude subdirectories or subfolders from the synchronization process. It is helpful in comparing, opening, deleting, renaming, copying etc of files and directories. It also displays the file, folders or directories in the list or tree or explorer view as demanded and desired by the user.
It also helps in merging individual changes between files and synchronizes the directories recursively. The user can manually select which files to be chosen for synchronization and which should be ignored. It is helpful in comparing two HTML documents even if the tags are arranged differently in both documents. It is used to compare and synchronize two SQL databases. It helps in byte by byte comparison of the binary files.
Advantages of using directory compare
The directory compare provides the following advantages to users:
- It provides the information about which files needed back up.
- It identifies the files to be restored.
- It helps in recognizing and deleting the unnecessary or unused files.
- It is used to compare and synchronize the contents and subdirectories of different directories.
- It is used to compare differences between text files.
