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Can it only compare file names?

Open ZJDATY opened this issue 2 years ago • 2 comments

In two folders, one is a file with a jpg suffix and the other is a file with a png suffix. I want to compare missing files only by name.

ZJDATY avatar Jul 29 '23 07:07 ZJDATY

Unfortunately, WinMerge does not have the ability to compare pairs of files with the same filename but different extensions. However, when comparing jpg and png files, there will always be a mismatch due to the different file formats. Also, since jpg files are a lossy compression method, they will not match png files as images.

sdottaka avatar Jul 30 '23 03:07 sdottaka

Unfortunately, WinMerge does not have the ability to compare pairs of files with the same filename but different extensions. However, when comparing jpg and png files, there will always be a mismatch due to the different file formats. Also, since jpg files are a lossy compression method, they will not match png files as images.

Okay, I think this is a useful feature. I am now changing the suffixes in both folders to png. I want to find out which files exist in one folder but do not exist in the other.

ZJDATY avatar Jul 30 '23 04:07 ZJDATY