Windows 10: compare file directories - windif?

Discus and support compare file directories - windif? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I want to compare 2 file directories and trying windif only gives the choice of windif in the download and I don't see how to change. Help is not... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Robirdman1, Oct 27, 2022.

  1. ROBIRDMAN1
    Robirdman1 Win User

    compare file directories - windif?


    I want to compare 2 file directories and trying windif only gives the choice of windif in the download and I don't see how to change. Help is not available it says when I click for.

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    Robirdman1, Oct 27, 2022
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  2. DALCHINA
    dalchina Win User
    dalchina, Oct 27, 2022
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  3. JIMBO45
    jimbo45 Win User
    Directory / Folder compare program


    Hi there

    Has anybody got a link to either a Windows or Linux Directory / Folder compare program ?

    I just want a SIMPLE program that simply lists Files in A that don't exist in B and Files in B that don't exist in A. No Syncing etc etc required.

    I don't want contents of files compared or any of the other stuff these sorts of programs seem to have -- just a Bog standard NAME comparison -- don't care about dates / file sizes etc etc --just a simple list of Files in A that aren't in B and files in B that aren't in A. Just a NAME compare -- nothing else.

    Should be simple but all the one's I've looked for want to compare File contents too --if say you are running through a whole list of music mp3's or DVD iso's this will take a long time !!!! as a file contents compare would then have to read sector by sector !!!!.

    A CLI would do if there isn't a GUI around.

    Edit -- Found the answer --really neat one is kdiff3 in Linux (you need the KDE desktop though) - extremely quick amd flexible -- was already installed on my sytem/


    compare file directories - windif? [​IMG]


    I think there used to be a built in windows program windiff but I think that's gone now,

    Cheers
    jimbo
     
    jimbo45, Oct 27, 2022
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  4. DRONE
    Drone Win User

    compare file directories - windif?

    Directory Size Utility

    First of all nice utility, Mindweaver!
    Second of all, it's so nice to see that this section ain't dead.

    I have a few questions/suggestions, maybe you'd want to see ...
    • maybe you rename Get Folder button caption to something more intuitive? Add Folder, Get Folder Size, Check Folder Size or something like that?
    • Could you add subfolder files to the right pane? (it can be a tickbox with include sub dirs)
    • maybe you also add export list to excel?
    • there's delete file button maybe you add delete folder button too?
    • and finally maybe you can add UP button for directories?
     
    Drone, Oct 27, 2022
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