comparing folders

[aephoto]

I have created quite a few backups. I wondered if there was a way to see what files are only in one place? For example I have pictures backed up on an external drive from a couple of years ago. Can I compare it to the pictures on my hard drive to see what might be missing?

Ann

[therube]

Everything 1.5 Alpha

Enter your two directories:

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c:/pics/italy | z:/backups/pics/italy

(that says, c:/pics/italy OR z:/backups/pics/italy, so it will search both of those trees)


Right-click the 'Name' column, Right-click the 'Find Name Duplicates' context-menu item, select, "Find Unique.

That will show you files that are not duplicated.

"Not duplicated".
Not duplicated can be not duplicated between directory trees, &/or, not duplicated within the same directory tree.


if you had:
c:/pics/italy/mona.jpg
c:/pics/italy/lisa.jpg
c:/pics/italy/aep.jpg
c:/pics/italy/aephoto.jpg
z:/backups/pics/italy/mona.jpg
z:/backups/pics/italy/lisa.jpg
z:/backups/pics/italy/aep.jpg

aephoto.jpg would show, as that file is not duplicated.


if you had:
c:/pics/italy/mona.jpg
c:/pics/italy/lisa.jpg
c:/pics/italy/funnypics/lisa.jpg
z:/backups/pics/italy/mona.jpg

nothing would show.
mona.jpg is there twice (happens to be different directory trees).
lisa.jpg is there twice (happens to be both within the c: directory tree).


There is more that can be done, but that's a start.

[aephoto]

Thank you!

[dcwul62]

Do not want to 'steal' the thread of aephoto, but actually I had something similar in mind as well.
But then... using Duplicate Cleaner.

A suggestion may be to have a Duplicate Cleaner group in the context menu
with submenu: 'Add folder to Duplicate Cleaner'
user selecting next folder and again select 'Add folder to Duplicate Cleaner'
and maybe another folder..

then Duplicate Cleaner > Scan with Duplicate Cleaner

and a 'Clear Folders' to remove the folder settings within DC.

Positively meant suggestion!