Beyond Compare operations
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Beyond Compare Folder Compare allows bulk operations to be carried out on music libraries.
To access Folder Compare:
- From your Start menu, launch Beyond Compare
- Click on the Folder Compare button
- When Folder Compare opens, click Browse for folder (the button having a folder icon, to the left of Enter path here)
Sync operations
These require the two libraries to be in compatible filing formats e.g. both in TINT-based filing.
Synchronising two local library copies
- Click left side Browse for Folder and select your source library root folder
- Click right side Browse for Folder and select your destination library root folder
- Click Actions | Synchronise | Mirror to Right and continue
Synchronising local and remote library copies
- Click left side Browse for Folder and select your source library root folder
- Make a snapshot of the remote library as described below
- Click right side Browse for Folder and select the snapshot
- Click View | Show Differences
- Click Edit | Select All
- Click Actions | Copy to Folder, ensure Left side is selected, and continue
Select operations
Snapshotting library content for remote reference
- Click Browse for Folder and select your source root folder
- Click Tools | Save snapshot
- Under Include, uncheckmark all but Empty folders
- Click OK
Select all folders (and files within) containing file(s) of a given type
- Click Session | New Session | Folder Compare
- Click left side Browse for Folder and select your source root folder
- Click View | Only compare files
- In Filters: type e.g. *.WAV
- Click Edit | Expand All, then Edit | Collapse All
- Click Edit | Select All, then Actions | Exclude
- Click Session | Session Settings | Name Filters
- Select all Exclude Folders text and cut, select all Include folders text and paste, and click OK.
- Click Edit | Select All
Common operations on selected folder(s) and file(s)
- Move or Copy folders/files
- select a destination on the right side, click Actions | Move to Right or Copy to Right
- Copy list of folder/filenames to the clipboard
- Click Actions | Copy Filename (sic).