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Compare Folders - 1.0

folder content comparison utility

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All Time:	(3.1)
Version 1.0:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	1.0
Release Date:	2004-02-16
License:	Commercial
Downloads (version 1.0):	352
Downloads (all versions):	3,446
Price:	$9.00

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Product Description:

Compare Folders is a full-featured Mac OS X utility designed to allow easy comparisons between two folders. It's comparison engine is threaded to work efficiently and allows you to use the Compare Selector Sheet to customize which attributes to compare or ignore.

Features such as a clean Aqua interface, a built-in Get Info window and seamless integration to open any item you click on make it a polite OS X citizen.

The demo period for our launch of this great new product is "15 Tries for 10.3.2", which means Compare Folders will be a fully functional app for the first 15 comparisons but after that the compare functionality will be disabled until a license is purchased and the application registered.

We are working hard to add new features and enhance existing ones and we appreciate any feedback from users. Please visit our site for information on projects, other applications we offer, or just a few tips and tricks.

What's new in this version:

Initial release
Threaded comparison engine
easy to use Aqua interface
Transparent integration
Built-in Get Info
and much, much more

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther"

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.0:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(5.0)	Support:	(5.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(5.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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Cannot be used for more than 1000 files - Version: 3.2, 3/30/2009 03:40AM PST

jcardozo

This application looks like it does exactly what I want, but when I tried it on the large folders I was trying to compare, it did the compare OK, but hung the computer and ultimately crashed.

According to the website, Compare Folders should not be used for folders with more than 1000 files in them.

This is a known bug by the developer, and I look forward to when it is fixed.

Problem Solved - Version: 3.1, 6/21/2008 04:23AM PST

mail117

There is something similar built into OSX, but it just wouldn't solve my problem.

I had 3 iTunes libraries on internal and external drives. Some songs were in all three libraries. Some songs were in two of the libraries and some were in only one, but it could be any one of the three. Two of the libraries had hundreds of songs and the third had thousands. The thought of sorting out this chaos manually was a nightmare. Compare Folders to the rescue.

I decided to pick one as the master library and compare the two other libraries in turn. You can view duplicate, unique or similar items and so using the Copy To function you can soon get the chaos into order.

I could have done the same job with one of the synchronisation apps that I have, but the real benefit of Compare Folders is the way that what is happening is laid out so well.

Criticism? No family licence available. With soon to be 4 Macs in the house, this would have been a nice option.

Works well and is stable - Version: 2.5.1, 11/13/2006 04:46PM PST

(4 of 4 users found this comment useful)

macnicol_dotmac

I've been using the program for several months and have had no problems withit under OSX10.4.6. Compares folders on external drives with no hesitation. The drag and drop interface is a snap. Runs quickly having compared folders with 1000s of files.

Sure miss PowerMerge under OS9 though!