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Know of a free prog to compare folder contents?

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thatsright

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I am looking for a FREE program that will tell me file differences in two or more folders. I have SO many photos over the last few years in multiple hard drives and then folders on those drives. Because I have multiple backups, I need to know folder X and folder Y do not have files that are found in folder Z. I want to consolidate my backups into as few locations as possible.

I need to compare two folders and then tell me the difference. Maybe even show me a thumbnail of the photos in a given folder? Allow me to copy files from one folder to another. Can any of you think of a free program that will do this competently?
 
Sorry guys, I wasn't clearer. To say I need to only find duplicates is not right. I need to find when a group of files is in one folder, but not another folder. So if Folder A has 10 files and folder B has 8 files then the utility will show me the two additional files in folder A.
 
Originally posted by: thatsright
Sorry guys, I wasn't clearer. To say I need to only find duplicates is not right. I need to find when a group of files is in one folder, but not another folder. So if Folder A has 10 files and folder B has 8 files then the utility will show me the two additional files in folder A.
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Free commander can do that.
Open one directory on the left and one directory on the right.
Click Edit, folder compare , it will highlight the differences.
It also shows thumbnails .

Best free program I have downloaded this month. Doesn't install any junk and is very powerful.


You can also click the = sign on the vertical bar between the two windows and it will do a compare. You can customize what icons are on the vertical bar with a right click.
 
winmerge will do that but only for two folders at a time. Different timestamps may also throw it off.
 
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