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Folder Compare/Synch Apps?

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(PeteCresswell)

Flightless Bird
I have two PC's, each with about a dozen shares visible on the
LAN.

I want to compare the shares to see if all files/folders are
present on both PCs without having to run the app once for each
share.

I've been though a half-dozen downloads/trials, but have not
found anything.

Does anybody have something that works for them?
One execution - many shares.

I guess comparison and synch would be convenient to have in the
same app, but OTOH maybe they are better kept separate to lessen
the chances of user error.... -)
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PeteCresswell
 
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Pegasus [MVP]

Flightless Bird
"(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> wrote in message
news:eek:9f0865qmuv3hrvp8r9keh084dcotd67vv@4ax.com...
> I have two PC's, each with about a dozen shares visible on the
> LAN.
>
> I want to compare the shares to see if all files/folders are
> present on both PCs without having to run the app once for each
> share.
>
> I've been though a half-dozen downloads/trials, but have not
> found anything.
>
> Does anybody have something that works for them?
> One execution - many shares.
>
> I guess comparison and synch would be convenient to have in the
> same app, but OTOH maybe they are better kept separate to lessen
> the chances of user error.... -)
> --
> PeteCresswell

You could use a batch file that goes through the following steps:
1. Connect to share \\PC1\Share1.
2. Create a recursive list of all files.
3. Connect to share \\PC2\Share2.
4. Create a recursive list of all files.
5. Compare the two lists with each other and generat an exception report.
6. Repeat the exercise for the remaining shares.
 
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Pegasus [MVP]

Flightless Bird
"(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid> wrote in message
news:eek:9f0865qmuv3hrvp8r9keh084dcotd67vv@4ax.com...
> I have two PC's, each with about a dozen shares visible on the
> LAN.
>
> I want to compare the shares to see if all files/folders are
> present on both PCs without having to run the app once for each
> share.
>
> I've been though a half-dozen downloads/trials, but have not
> found anything.
>
> Does anybody have something that works for them?
> One execution - many shares.
>
> I guess comparison and synch would be convenient to have in the
> same app, but OTOH maybe they are better kept separate to lessen
> the chances of user error.... -)
> --
> PeteCresswell

Here is an alternative. A quick test suggests that the following two
commands should do the trick:

robocopy /xn /xo /L /s \\PC1\Share1 \\PC2\Share1 *.*
robocopy /xn /xo /L /s \\PC2\Share1 \\PC1\Share1 *.*
 
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Prof Wonmug

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:15:36 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid>
wrote:

>I have two PC's, each with about a dozen shares visible on the
>LAN.
>
>I want to compare the shares to see if all files/folders are
>present on both PCs without having to run the app once for each
>share.
>
>I've been though a half-dozen downloads/trials, but have not
>found anything.
>
>Does anybody have something that works for them?
>One execution - many shares.
>
>I guess comparison and synch would be convenient to have in the
>same app, but OTOH maybe they are better kept separate to lessen
>the chances of user error.... -)

I've been using Beyond Compare for years:

http://www.scootersoftware.com/

I'm running 2.5. It does not have a way to run several compares with
one command. That feature has been requested many times. I don't know
if the latest release has it or not.

I solved the problem by creating a shortcut for each compare and
copying them to the Windows taskbar. I just click on each one. I like
this because I get a separate window for each disk and can deal with
them independently.

I've also thought about getting some sort of script program that could
execute BC repeatedly.

Another way is to make them ann subfolders of some root folder. BC
will scan all subfolders, so you'd get them all with ne call.

I highly recommend BC. It is stable and functional and it is being
actively maintained.
 
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(PeteCresswell)

Flightless Bird
Per Prof Wonmug:
>
>I highly recommend BC. It is stable and functional and it is being
>actively maintained.

That's good enough for me. I'm going to download it and give it
a workout.

Thanks!
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PeteCresswell
 
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(PeteCresswell)

Flightless Bird
Per (PeteCresswell):
>I'm going to download it and give it
>a workout.

Wow!.... That one is definitely ready for prime time.

Intuitive interface, *really* quick to show the two folder
contents, seemingly-good use of multi-processing...
and-on-and-on.

Funny thing though; I had seen the web page a couple of days ago
when I was downloading/testing various apps, but their web page
somehow was not that appealing... lacked something... They don't
even show prices on the page where you select items for
checkout.... and I just skipped over it.

But the product is head and shoulders above the half dozen I have
tried out so far and http://www.scootersoftware.com/
just got my thirty bucks.

Thanks again.
--
PeteCresswell
 
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Prof Wonmug

Flightless Bird
On Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:44:43 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid>
wrote:

>Per (PeteCresswell):
>>I'm going to download it and give it
>>a workout.
>
>Wow!.... That one is definitely ready for prime time.
>
>Intuitive interface, *really* quick to show the two folder
>contents, seemingly-good use of multi-processing...
>and-on-and-on.
>
>Funny thing though; I had seen the web page a couple of days ago
>when I was downloading/testing various apps, but their web page
>somehow was not that appealing... lacked something... They don't
>even show prices on the page where you select items for
>checkout.... and I just skipped over it.
>
>But the product is head and shoulders above the half dozen I have
>tried out so far and http://www.scootersoftware.com/
>just got my thirty bucks.
>
>Thanks again.

Glad it helped. I've been using it for years. I should upgrade to the
latest release.
 
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Prof Wonmug

Flightless Bird
On Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:44:43 -0400, "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.Invalid>
wrote:

>Per (PeteCresswell):
>>I'm going to download it and give it
>>a workout.
>
>Wow!.... That one is definitely ready for prime time.
>
>Intuitive interface, *really* quick to show the two folder
>contents, seemingly-good use of multi-processing...
>and-on-and-on.
>
>Funny thing though; I had seen the web page a couple of days ago
>when I was downloading/testing various apps, but their web page
>somehow was not that appealing... lacked something... They don't
>even show prices on the page where you select items for
>checkout.... and I just skipped over it.

I know what you mean about first appearances. I also find it
offputting when they make me work to find out what it costs. Makes me
suspicious.

That's why I like asking for recommendations. There's nothing like
someone's first-hand experience and I don't have time to download and
test a dozen candidates -- not to mention what that does to my
registry. :)
 
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Yousuf Khan

Flightless Bird
On 9/2/2010 8:15 PM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
> I have two PC's, each with about a dozen shares visible on the
> LAN.
>
> I want to compare the shares to see if all files/folders are
> present on both PCs without having to run the app once for each
> share.
>
> I've been though a half-dozen downloads/trials, but have not
> found anything.
>
> Does anybody have something that works for them?
> One execution - many shares.
>
> I guess comparison and synch would be convenient to have in the
> same app, but OTOH maybe they are better kept separate to lessen
> the chances of user error.... -)

Microsoft's own SyncToy works well for me. You can do comparisons and
syncs separately. You can create separate sets of rules for each
directory pair, but you can run all of them at once.

Yousuf Khan
 
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