The results of all files being compared are displayed as a directory tree: In addition, if the individual display of each file like this you will be difficult to control -> click the View tab -> Tree Mode to display according to the type of folder you can easily compare and observe: + Comparision result = Right Only -> the data file is only in the directory in the Right path.

> the data file is only in the directory in the Left path + Comparision result = Text files are identical -> the same text content + Comparision result = Binary files are different -> content of 2 files completely different

+ Comparision result = Binary files are identical -> the content of 2 files is exactly the same In the comparison results section: Comparision result displays the comparison results of each file in the directory: In addition to direct comparison, you can use the 2 directory comparisonĭoing the same thing as comparing 2 data files, click Browse and select the folder to compare:įor example, here choose 2 folders with the same name but located in 2 different drives, where the folder containing the sub-folder ticks the Include Sub Folders section:Ĭlick OK, the software will automatically compare two folders:Īfter the comparison, the differences between the 2 directories are displayed: The example where is different at the beginning and the end of the 2 files:ĭepending on the data comparison you choose which files should be saved and which files are deleted. The text in yellow in the two data files indicates the difference between the two files:Īlso you can see the Location Pane section is a general picture of the differences between the 2 files in which parts. Step 3: Click OK, the content of the 2 files will be displayed visually for you to directly compare. Right: Click Browse -> Select the path to the second file to be compared Left: Click Browse -> Select the path to the first file to be compared Step 2: The Select file or Folder window appears in the section: Step 1: On the card File -> Open or press Ctrl + O: Compare documents, compare files with WinMergeĭata file comparison feature helps you check the similarity and difference of each word and word between two data files. The following article will guide you in detail How to compare documents, compare files, compare folders with WinMerge. When you want to delete redundant duplicate data, it is very difficult to distinguish between the old and the new.

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