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Comparing Folders

Kaleidoscope can show the differences between the contents of two folders in an outline.

When comparing two directories, the folder comparison will highlight files or folders that are different. When the compared directories contain subfolders, the ones with differences will be opened by default. Click the chevron next to a folder to show/hide its content in the outline.

Double-click an item to open the A/B pair in a new tab for further comparison.

Folder Differences

Hint: Hover the mouse cursor over file name, date or size to see tooltips with more precise information.

Notes

Filtering Results

You can use the toolbar buttons in the top right of the window to filter the folder listing to make reviewing the differences easier. The window subtitle shows the count of different, equal and unmatched items.

Kaleidoscope can help you merge files and folders by enabling you to copy items from A to B or B to A. Learn more about Folder Merging.