Selecting Folders for Comparison

 
To select a Single Folder (left or right) when on the Start Page in Compare Folders mode, 1) drag a folder on to one of the folder selection areas or 2) click on the 'click here' link to select the folder.

Folder selection area

1.Drag a folder

When you drag a folder over one of the folder selection areas, the appearance will change to let you know that you can drop the folder.

If you drag an item which is not a folder over one of the folder selection areas, the appearance will change to let you know that.

(Note that dragging a folder will not work if you run FolderMatch "As Administrator." This is a Windows security feature that we have no control over.)

2.Click on click here link

When you click on the click here link, the program displays a Browse for Folders window for you to choose the folder from.  Select the desired folder from the dialog and click the OK button.

To select a Pair of Folders which you have compared recently, click on the Recent Comparisons link on the header to open up a Recent Folder Comparisons window.  Select the recent comparison containing the pair of folders desired.

 
There are multiple ways to specify the folders you want to compare when on the Compare Folders window: 1) manually type in the folder path, or 2) click on the select folder button, or 3) select it from the drop-down list of previously compared folders, or 4) drag-and-drop a folder.

All of these methods involve either the folder list or select folder button shown below.

Folder list and select folder button

1.Type in the path

You may manually type in the path to the folder in the editable portion of one of the folder lists.

As you type, the program suggests the rest of the path in a drop-down list to ease your typing.  (This feature is known as Auto Complete and you can turn it on/off.)

2.Click on the Select Folder button

A select folder button appears to the right of each of the drop-down Folder Lists.  After clicking on the select folder button, you will see a Browse For Folder dialog box.  Select the desired folder from the dialog and click the OK button.

3.Select it from a list of previously compared folders

The program remembers the last 50 folders that you've compared. Click on the arrow on the right side of the folder list to reveal a drop-down with the folders listed.

4.Drag-and-drop it onto the Folder List

Last, you can drag and drop a folder into the Folder List.  You can do this from any Windows' application that provides drag-and-drop abilities.  So, for example, you can drag a folder from the Desktop into the Folder List.