So I ran FFS with the option of 'content check' and compared these two folders.įFS listed many files in the folders, and it seems all of them are the same files, with same dates & times, same file names and same size. Today I decided to see what are the differences between such folders and make them equal. But actually there are 16-17GB in size (each). I checked the properties of both directories in Windows to make a size comparison it showed that they are 3-4 GB in size (each). However there were some errors being showed during copy, so I clicked 'skip all' during copy operation.

I created local folder by copying external folder via Windows native copy. I have two folders, one in a external 4TB drive, one in local SSD drive. I have been using FFS for a long time, this happens for the first time to me. I have also manually checked SHA-1 hashes of some files. When I compare individual files via WinMerge, it says the two files are the same! But still it claims that it is 'only in left' and 'only in right'. WinMerge lists same files as 'only in left' and 'only in right' like FFS. Update 1 : I have checked using WinMerge the two folders. Update 2: chkdsk found no problems in any of the disks. It showed that the total size of the contents of the directory is 19.1GB (92.927 items). Using the Open-dialog is just one of them.Update 3: I checked the properties of the folder in external drive in Linux. WinMerge allows selecting/opening paths in several ways. When you launch a file compare operation on binary files, WinMerge opens each file in the binary file editor. WinMerge can detect whether files are in text or binary format. Table compare shows the contents of CSV/TSV files in table format. WinMerge can compare images and highlight the differences in several ways. The tree view is available only in recursive compares. This is useful for an easier navigation in deeply nested directory structures. In the tree view, folders are expandable and collapsible, containing files and subfolders. Folder compare view can be versatile customised. Folder compare allows synchronising folders by copying and deleting files and subfolders. Folder Comparison Resultsįolder compare shows all files and subfolders found from compared folders as list. The 3-way file compare even allows comparing and editing three files at the same time. Editing allows user to easily do small changes without need to open files to other editor or development environment. File compare window is basically two files opened to editor into two horizontal panes.

Winmerge directory compare