Object Compare
How to: Compare Two Folders

The Windows file system is treated as an object hierarchy for comparison purposes, just as other specialized objects such as DLLs and Databases are. Folders and Files are described richly by properties, and can be compared using the same rules-based logic as other specialized objects. For files, in addition to properties describing the file, the file content can be compared as well, byte-for-byte.

To compare two folders and their sub folders:

Open Object Compare, and select File -> Select Left Side from the main menu.
In the Select Left Side dialog, navigate into the Computer of interest and select the folder to use as the base object.
On the main menu, select File -> Select Right Side.
In the Select Right Side dialog, navigate into the Computer of interest and select the folder to use as the version object.
To start the comparison, select File -> Start Comparison from the main menu.

Note: The menu commands above are also available on the toolbar.

During the comparison, you can single click a row in the tree structure and the properties describing the objects selected are displayed in the Properties window. Properties that are different are highlighted accordingly.

To compare two folders and their sub folders:

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