Comparing 2 files of the same name to find the latest

Question

So Im sure this is an easy one. I have 2 files in different directories which are the same name. One is the 'source', the other is the 'destination' directory.

I am writing some code to look at whether there has been any change to the source and if so, I can then copy it to the destination. Just wondered what the best way is to compare the files. Would be keen to make sure I dont copy those that are have the same time/date!

Answer 1

I think I found it at:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.visualbasic.filesystem.filedatetime?view=net-5.0

Answer 2

Yes, comparing the source and the destination timestamps are the best and the easiest way to identify any changes take plce