Beyond Compare 2.3.1 build 231

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• Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $30.00 to buy
• Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
• Date added: June 16, 2005
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• Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 66 votes
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• Average user rating: 4.7 stars out of 66 votes
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• 5 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Beyond Compare 2.3.1 build 231

  "doesn't do it any justice to say that it's way better than windows comp command"

  by hmazuji on January 9, 2006

  Pros: easy. did what it said it does. did what i wanted it to do. very well done. bill, why don't you purchase this software and make it part of your operating system?

  Cons: nothing i know about. used it to compate files, not folders. it was a real timesaver.

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• 4 stars

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  Version: Beyond Compare 2.3.1 build 231

  "Superb - one of my most used utilities"

  by bnichols on August 29, 2005

  Pros: Have you ever tried to copy a large directory in windows and have something go wrong in the middle of it? If you start again, you've got to keep skipping files. With Beyond Compare, you can easily ignore the files that have already been copied and pick up where you left off.

  This is the first choice for synchronising directories. You have absolute control over what is copied. You can see, file for file, exactly what the differences are.

  You can show all files, only those that are the same and only those that are different. It is very flexible. And because you can only select what you see you don't end up copying, deleting or overwriting files unintentionally.

  If you know a bit about your computer and prefer to be in control rather than put yourself at the mercy of an automated program, this is the one for you. It's one of my most used utilities.

  Cons: Doesn't copy open files - have to boot Windows with PE disk in order to backup system drive. Also the handling of daylight saving time differences is not perfect - but that is probably not Scooter's problem. See their website.

  Also I get a bit confused by the interface at times (I soon figure it out), but it's difficult to have such a powerful and flexible program and have a simple interface.

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• 3 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: Beyond Compare 2.3.1 build 231

  "This one works"

  by TiriPon on December 21, 2005

  Pros: After trying 6 similar products I finaly found 1 that works. Easy and simple.

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• 5 stars

  Version: Beyond Compare 2.3.1 build 231

  "Very handy!"

  by adenostoma on February 12, 2006

  Pros: Very convenient for comparing files and folders on your computer. I tend to be pretty messy with file management and wind up with MANY copies of the same files in different places. This program allows me to clean up my folders and remove those triplicates (& quadruplicates!) to make more space on my hard drives. The interface and organization is MUCH nicer to use than other "duplicate-finder" programs. It allows you to synchronize to one folder or the other- not just delete.

  Cons: Nothing I've seen so far.

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