Comparing Folders

Nevermore · Nevermore #1 (**permalink**)

09-27-2008, 11:43 AM

I used a utility called ABCommander in Windows that let me compare two folders (and I could synchronise them if I chose). I don't care so much about the latter feature, though it would be nice, but I still need to compare folder contents a lot. I can't figure out how to do it in Finder. Is there a way? If not, can anyone recommend a mac program to do it? Free or paid, irrelevant. I have googled and found iNexus Compare Folders but wonder if anyone has it and has anything to say about it.

ChrisMBP · ChrisMBP #2 (**permalink**)

09-27-2008, 12:07 PM

Would this work?

http://www.araxis.com/merge_mac/index.html

It's got a 30 day trial so you can play around with it

Nevermore · Nevermore #3 (**permalink**)

09-27-2008, 12:16 PM

I think it is way more powerful and complex than I need but it sure looks like a dynamite piece of software. If I have to buy, the $29 iNexus is looking far more likely than the $129 Araxis

I am fooling with iNexus right now (they have a very limited trial download) and it isn't even close to ABCommander but it may have enough functionality to make it worth it.

Funny how neither Windows nor Mac has this ability as part of the OS. I would think it was something just about everybody wanted to do on a fairly regular basis. I am probably egocentric.

trishacupra · trishacupra #4 (**permalink**)

10-02-2008, 11:09 AM

What exactly is it that you want to compare? The size of the folders? The contents?

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Nevermore #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 27, 2008 Posts: 87 Mac Specs: iMac 2.4GHz 320GB 4GB Ram ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB memory	09-27-2008, 11:43 AM I used a utility called ABCommander in Windows that let me compare two folders (and I could synchronise them if I chose). I don't care so much about the latter feature, though it would be nice, but I still need to compare folder contents a lot. I can't figure out how to do it in Finder. Is there a way? If not, can anyone recommend a mac program to do it? Free or paid, irrelevant. I have googled and found iNexus Compare Folders but wonder if anyone has it and has anything to say about it.
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ChrisMBP #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 16, 2008 Location: Panama Posts: 54 Mac Specs: MacBook (Black) 2.4 GHz, 4GB Ram	09-27-2008, 12:07 PM Would this work? http://www.araxis.com/merge_mac/index.html It's got a 30 day trial so you can play around with it
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trishacupra #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 02, 2008 Posts: 5	10-02-2008, 11:09 AM What exactly is it that you want to compare? The size of the folders? The contents?
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