Compare two folders
Pick two directories and VS walks both trees and reports what exists only on one side, what changed and what is identical — judged by normalised content rather than size and modification time, so re-saving a file without editing it does not count as a change.
Features & FAQ
- Recursive scan with added / removed / modified / identical status
- Content fingerprints instead of size and modification dates
- Office revision noise ignored, so a re-saved document is not reported as changed
- Open any pair in the side-by-side viewer to see the actual difference
Frequently asked questions
- How does it get access to my folders?
- Chromium browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave…) use the File System Access API: you pick each folder and the browser grants read access for that session. Nothing is uploaded.
- Why are two “identical” files reported as modified?
- If the content really differs, the fingerprint differs — open the pair to see where. Differences that come only from Word’s internal revision IDs or document timestamps are ignored on purpose.
- Can the two folders be on different disks?
- Yes. The two sides are chosen independently, so comparing a folder on your laptop with one on an external drive works fine.