Comparing Folders and Files

This section explains how to compare folders and files. You can compare server folders and local folders to each other, and view the differences between the contents of each folder. You can compare two server files, two local files, or a server file against a local file and view the differences between the files.

In This Section

  • Associate a File Type with a Difference Tool
    Describes how to associate a specific file type with a third-party compare or difference tool.

  • Compare Two Folders
    Describes how to compare two server folders, two local folders, or a server folder and a local folder.

  • Folder Comparison Filters
    Describes the name filters that are used to match the names of files or folders you are comparing.

  • Compare Two Files
    Describes how to view the differences between two server files, two local files, or a server file and a local file.

  • View File Changes Using Annotate
    Describes how to annotate a version control file to learn who made changes and what changes they made in all earlier versions of the file.

See Also

Other Resources

Resolving Folder Differences and File Conflicts