If "resolve aliases" is off, aliases are compared as other files - by size, date and their content if "compare contents" is on.Ĭompare resource forks - if compared files contain resource forks, the forks will be also compared. The aliases will be considered equal (even if /Users/test/applications/Mail.app and /Volumes/backup/applications/Mail.app are not equal). Right alias points to: /Volumes/backup/applications/Mail.app Left alias points to /Users/test/applications/Mail.app If both compared aliases point to the same item or point to items which are on the same path in left and right folder, the aliases will be considered equal. Resolve aliases - aliases will be compared not by the contents but by resolving original files. Include aliases - aliases and symbolic links will be included in the result list. The segment switch which allows to choose between folder and file comparator.Ĭomparision result with "Ignore size differences up to 1 B in all items" option set. Click to open / close panels with detailed information on selected items. To clear all the actions set previously, hold down the Option key while clicking the Execute button. When Copy/delete actions have been set, this button executes all the actions. The button will change to Stop button which allows to abort the comparision. Each checksum method requires the entire file to be read first in order to calculate its checksum. The byte-by-byte comparison method used in DirEqual is more efficient (file scanning stops after the first difference is found) than file checksum. Comparing file contents slows down the comparison process. Only the contents of files with the same name and size are compared. ![]() This gives a 100% guarantee that the compared files are equal or different. If you select this option, the files are compared byte by byte and the comparison stops after the first difference in the files. ![]() ![]() If disabled, only the date and size are used to determine whether the two files are the same. Allows to define folders which will be skipped when comparing the left and right folders. (1) The toolbar contains main controls and buttons.
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