The point of it
The idea is to be able to check whether 2 files are similar or not. You may often make copies of files and a few weeks later cannot remember what they were. Or you have used File Chunker to copy a big file to floppies and want to be sure the copy is identical to the original.
This program checks whether
a) | they are the same size |
b) | they have the same contents |
(it goes through both, byte by byte, checking whether they match)
c) | they have the same attributes |
(file attributes can be "read only" [you cannot alter the file], "system" [a file which Windows thinks is central to your operating system], "hidden" [one which is so important that Bill Gates may be reluctant to even let you know it exists on your disk])
d) | they have the same time & date. |
How to do it
Specify your 2 files and simply press "Compare".
See also : file chunker, find duplicates, rename
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