Beyond Compare is a file compare and directory sync utility wrapped in one. Beyond Compare Standard edition ($30) is a powerful utility for tracking down differences between files and folders. Its ...

Let's say you've got a PowerShell script that copies and relevant set of documents from a server to your CEO's desktop. He checks these documents every single day. Religiously. These documents are ...

The often overlooked Xcode FileMerge app lets you spot what's changed between two files. Here's how to spot the differences using the tool. Most developers of Apple software are familiar with Apple's ...

Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’s GemFest 2012 series. Every weekday from mid June through mid August, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a favorite ...

I have two folders on seperate drives, each with subfolders of photos. The subfolders number in the multiple hundreds. Somehow, there are 792 more photos in the older folder vs the new one. Somewhere, ...

In this post, we show you how to compare two identical images in Windows 11/10. If you have two identical images and you want to visually compare the differences between them, this post is for you. In ...

You can buy specific software to sync your files and folders, but it may not offer the flexibility you need. A good PowerShell script, however, can help you build a custom solution that meets all your ...

The case we are discussing here is where you keep the same set of files at multiple places. You can assume this is a backup case where you cloned the same folders and plan to take a backup every day.

If you have two similar Excel spreadsheets, or different versions of the same original spreadsheet, it can be useful to compare the Excel files and see how they differ. If the spreadsheets are short, ...