so im comparing 2 big old hard disk archive and some of the folders has their name slightly changed and there is hundreds of sub folder and tens of thousands of files(50k on right 70k on left so 120k in total to be synced if i dont do anything) and since folder names are different it doesnt read them as same file
so itd be nice if there was an option for comparing only folders by their sizes (and hiding the files obviously)
so that i can check the folder names and match them manually and rename them afterwards
preferably/ideally adding small checkboxes for expanding or shrinking the folders along with this function would be better but idk
Feature request "show folders only"
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Another related Feature request can be
Suggest/show similar folder function/box
A helpful addition could be a pop-up or side panel that suggests folders with similar names—whether they share common words, differ by just a few characters, or one folder name is a subset of another. It could also detect and display potentially duplicate folders, regardless of their location on the system.
perhaps with color coding
Green for same-name, different path.
blue for partially same names (and perhaps different path)
potential improvement ideas includes
color coding like
Green for same-name, different path.
blue for partially same names (and perhaps different path)
and customized listing/suggesting/searching box so that we can manually list/sort the folders based on case (ie: suggest if they have the same words or there is just few more letter or ones whole name is just part of the other folders name ...)
(sorry for the messy thought process)
Suggest/show similar folder function/box
A helpful addition could be a pop-up or side panel that suggests folders with similar names—whether they share common words, differ by just a few characters, or one folder name is a subset of another. It could also detect and display potentially duplicate folders, regardless of their location on the system.
perhaps with color coding
Green for same-name, different path.
blue for partially same names (and perhaps different path)
potential improvement ideas includes
color coding like
Green for same-name, different path.
blue for partially same names (and perhaps different path)
and customized listing/suggesting/searching box so that we can manually list/sort the folders based on case (ie: suggest if they have the same words or there is just few more letter or ones whole name is just part of the other folders name ...)
(sorry for the messy thought process)
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okay i have revised my thoughts and also discovered winmerge , after thinking more i believe what i want is to have action signs on sides of folders in overview section as the first suggestion