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To quickly see differences between files on the local machine and the server : | To quickly see differences between files on the local machine and the server : | ||
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** IF it was selected 'View => Directory comparison => Compare modification time : They are highlighted in green in the local server list. (Writer's observation: I didn't test the possibility of the file with the last change time to be in the remote server, but I believe that, also in this case, the green highlight shall be in the local computer list, to avoid ambiguity with the first case presented here, of 'identical folders and files'.) | ** IF it was selected 'View => Directory comparison => Compare modification time : They are highlighted in green in the local server list. (Writer's observation: I didn't test the possibility of the file with the last change time to be in the remote server, but I believe that, also in this case, the green highlight shall be in the local computer list, to avoid ambiguity with the first case presented here, of 'identical folders and files'.) | ||
** IF it was selected 'View => Directory comparison => Compare filesize : There isn't any highlight, the folders or files in both the left and right panels remain with a white background. | ** IF it was selected 'View => Directory comparison => Compare filesize : There isn't any highlight, the folders or files in both the left and right panels remain with a white background. | ||
* Folders and files with the same name in the local computer and in the remote server but with different sizes : ......???........ (Writer's observation: They tend a lot to also have different last change times! I believe they should be displayed in the same form that those with different last change times, but I haven't do this test yet.) | * Folders and files with the same name in the local computer and in the remote server but with different sizes : ......???........ (Writer's observation: They tend a lot to also have different last change times! I believe they should be displayed in the same form that those with different last change times, but I haven't do this test yet.) | ||
==File => Export...== | ==File => Export...== |
Revision as of 07:14, 5 February 2010
Directory Comparison
To quickly see differences between files on the local machine and the server :
- Choose View > Directory Comparison > and either :
- "compare file size" or
- "compare modification time." (You also hide identical files by checking that option.)
- Choose " View > Directory Comparison > Enable" (or type CTRL-O).
You will now see color-coded differences between copies of the same file on the different machines, observing the following convention:
- Identical folders and files (same name and same date and time of the last change) in the local computer and in the remote server : They are highlighted in green in the remote server list.
- Folders and files only present in the local computer or in the remote server : They are highlighted in yellow in the list of the local where they are.
- Folders and files with the same name in the local computer and in the remote server but with different time of the last change :
- IF it was selected 'View => Directory comparison => Compare modification time : They are highlighted in green in the local server list. (Writer's observation: I didn't test the possibility of the file with the last change time to be in the remote server, but I believe that, also in this case, the green highlight shall be in the local computer list, to avoid ambiguity with the first case presented here, of 'identical folders and files'.)
- IF it was selected 'View => Directory comparison => Compare filesize : There isn't any highlight, the folders or files in both the left and right panels remain with a white background.
- Folders and files with the same name in the local computer and in the remote server but with different sizes : ......???........ (Writer's observation: They tend a lot to also have different last change times! I believe they should be displayed in the same form that those with different last change times, but I haven't do this test yet.)
File => Export...
Let you export any or all of the following contents:
- Site Manager entries;
- Settings
- Queue
The selected contents are saved in a .XML file that you can import to another computer, using the File => Import... option.