Comparing files - Posted (3815 Views)
campinmom03
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Good morning. I did a search and could not find what I was looking for. I know I've seen it mentioned, and maybe I just didn't input the right key word for the search.

Anyway, what program do you guys use for comparing your files?<
Have a great day! Terry
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gary b
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BeyondCompare2... compares folders, files, hard drives, whatever. Binary compare, text compare... awesome! Will even show you the differences -- line by line -- in a text-based file!! Great for 'sync'ing' website files with 'local' copies. Well worth the money.
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campinmom03
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gary b thank you for the information. I appreciate it as I have been up half the night with my kids being sick. Thats probably the reason why I couldn't find this in a search the first time. blushhttp://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62765&SearchTerms=beyond,compare

You also mention - "Well worth the money". How much is it?

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HuwR
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30 USD

if you want a free one you could try windiff<
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I've been using WinMerge for a long time, and I've been happy with it as well. Its free too. bigsmile
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I have 2 love WinMerge bigsmile it's doing a fantastic job on my part wink<
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I use diff. It come free on any *nix based system and there is a free windows version. I is a command line based utility not GUI but it works well.<
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Originally posted by AnonJr
I've been using WinMerge for a long time, and I've been happy with it as well. Its free too. bigsmile . . .tongue
Wow, thanks! I checked it out and the screen shots look like BeyondCompare. . . The price is right too. smile<
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The best part (for me) is that you can easily un-zip WinMerge to a flash drive and take it with you. Between it and some of the other tools over at www.portableapps.com (and a few I've found floating around here and there), I can do most of what I need to do from any Windows PC. smile<
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Anon coolest link I have ever seen the portable apps one. I am going to go buy a flash drive speciafically for that. smile<
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I've got a 4GB SanDisk Cruzer that I've been using... I could use a little more space though. bigsmile
So far, this is what I've got for portable apps: (not all are from the portableapps.com site)
  • 7-Zip Portable
  • Audacity Portable (audio editor)
  • AutorunINF Editor (a nice GUI for making autorun.inf files)
  • Blender (3D Modeling program)
  • CDex (CD Ripper)
  • ClamWin Portable
  • ColorPix (for finding what RGB an onscreen color is)
  • EZ Macros (don't use much...)
  • Foxit PDF Reader
  • GIMP Portable
  • JkDefrag
  • KeePass Portable (don't use much...)
  • MDBPlus
  • Mines-Perfect Portable (portable Minesweeper on steroids smile)
  • MLA Autogenerator
  • Mozilla FireFox Portable (with FTP extension, Web Developer's Toolbar, and a lot more)
  • Mozilla Thunderbird Portable (don't use this much...)
  • MPlayer Portable
  • Notepad++ Portable
  • OpenOffice.org Portable
  • PC Wizard (gathers system info etc.)
  • PhotoFiltre
  • CamStudio
  • e-Sword (bible study software)
  • Restoration (file un-deleter, not the best but there's no installation required)
  • Screen Calipers (for measuring to the pixle on-screen items)
  • Scribus (found the portable version somewhere... its like Publisher, but better and free)
  • SysSpec (like PC Wizard, but returns slightly different info and has a better UI)
  • TightVNC
  • ToDoList (haven't been using this one much...)
  • Toucan Portable (file/folder synchronization and/or backup)
  • VirtualDub (AVI editor)
  • Inkscape (found the portable verison somewhere... great vector graphics program)
  • WinMerge
  • Wink (found the portable version somewhere... free screen capture/tutorial builder)
  • Windows In A Box - one-click access to just about every Windows setting you could want to tweak
  • Wavosaur (light-weight audio editor, this one supports VST plugins though)
*The stuff with "Portable" in the name came from the Portable Apps website.
I've also got some other apps that I keep on the drive that don't play well with the PortableApps menu.<
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