Folder Compare Tool

Compare & Merge Folders and Directories

Side-by-side folder comparison
Bi-directional merging
Multiple comparison modes based on file types
One-step directory sync
Find duplicate files in folders
Generate diff reports

Sync local folders, network folders, or folders on server
Compare files
XML-aware comparison mode
Compare databases (table structures and rows)
Compare CSV and databases
Compare Word docs and OOXML

Compare Folders

Altova DiffDog is Windows software that makes it easy to compare and sync folders on your workstation, the local network, and even folders on local and remote FTP and HTTP servers (based on user privileges).

DiffDog provides five options for directory comparisons:

Quick compare mode: compares files by size and date only
Text comparison mode: compares actual textual content of files in each directory
XML comparison mode: compares actual file content with XML-aware intelligence
Binary comparison mode: compares non-text files such as EXEs, MP3s, JPGs, etc.
Extension comparison mode: automatically selects a specialized mode based on the file pair extension

You can open a file comparison directly from the directory comparison window by simply double-clicking the desired file.

DiffDog displays compared directories side-by-side as expandable/collapsible trees, and the size and date modified are indicated for each folder and file. Differences between the directories are indicated with color coding and easy to identify icons.

Find Duplicate Files

DiffDog also includes a toolbar button to detect duplicate files. It can search through a folder and its subfolders to identify duplicate files, i.e., those with the same filename and contents. You can see the location of duplicates to make decisions about which file(s) to save.

This functionality is especially useful for maintaining folders and directories that have grown over time, helping to save storage space and eliminate redundant resources.

Sync Directories and Folders

DiffDog includes a special feature that allows you to update/merge entire directories, including sub-folders, with a single step.

The Synchronize button on the directory options toolbar opens a Synchronize Directories preferences dialog that lets you set the rules for merging files. The dialog even shows a preview of synchronization activity. You can review all the scheduled file updates across both folders, then modify the settings if you like. No changes are made in either directory until you click the Start button.

If you prefer a more customized merge of two similar directories, you can apply detailed settings to refine handling of different and missing files. The Enable manual override button even lets you select individual treatment for each file pair during synchronization.

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