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Recommend a file utility?
18-03-2010 3:49 PM
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I am looking for a utility that will compare 2 folders (and sub-folders) returning a list of files in one folder that DO NOT appear in the other.
I don’t need a massive list of duplicate files that I know exist I just want the ones that don't have a double in the other folder.
Anyone know of a (preferably free) program that will do this?
Cheers
Re: Recommend a file utility?
18-03-2010 4:20 PM
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18-03-2010 7:50 PM
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Re: Recommend a file utility?
19-03-2010 1:18 AM
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19-03-2010 7:42 AM
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Can be used to compare files or folders.
When comparing folders you can create reports filtering to show just the records you want (see attached).
I've used this for about 5 years.
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Re: Recommend a file utility?
19-03-2010 7:43 AM
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19-03-2010 8:39 AM
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Re: Recommend a file utility?
19-03-2010 9:04 AM
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It's also in his price bracket!
I maintain/develop a system that has a lot of different files in an application and find it essential for making sure I (a) identify what new modified files need to be copied from test to live and (b) make sure live and test are in sync when I've done it.
It also has an option for specifying file extensions which are to be ignored (e.g. compilation listing files which don't need to be copied from test to live).
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Re: Recommend a file utility?
19-03-2010 10:46 AM
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19-03-2010 4:04 PM
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help fc
Compares two files or sets of files and displays the differences between them
FC [/LBn] [/OFF[LINE]] [/nnnn]
[drive1:][path1]filename1 [drive2:][path2]filename2
FC /B [drive1:][path1]filename1 [drive2:][path2]filename2
/A Displays only first and last lines for each set of differences.
/B Performs a binary comparison.
/C Disregards the case of letters.
/L Compares files as ASCII text.
/LBn Sets the maximum consecutive mismatches to the specified
number of lines.
/N Displays the line numbers on an ASCII comparison.
/OFF[LINE] Do not skip files with offline attribute set.
/T Does not expand tabs to spaces.
/U Compare files as UNICODE text files.
/W Compresses white space (tabs and spaces) for comparison.
/nnnn Specifies the number of consecutive lines that must match
after a mismatch.
[drive1:][path1]filename1
Specifies the first file or set of files to compare.
[drive2:][path2]filename2
Specifies the second file or set of files to compare.
Re: Recommend a file utility?
19-03-2010 6:10 PM
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19-03-2010 6:54 PM
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19-03-2010 11:17 PM
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19-03-2010 11:59 PM
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Did you actually try CSDiff?
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20-03-2010 12:49 PM
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