Merging folders is quite similar to merging files, except you are merging folder contents instead of file contents. However, if two files in a folder have differences, you can open a file comparison on those files from the folder comparison pane.
You can only merge folders using the standalone File Compare/Merge.
Alternatively, you can click the DOWN ARROW to the right of the Open New Comparison button and select a folder from the history list, or you can type the path for each folder in the directory to the left.
By default, File Compare/Merge immediately compares the selected folders, and the results display in the two panes of the File Compare/Merge window. You can change this and other default settings in the File Compare/Merge Options dialog box on the General and Folder Comparison pages.
If you choose one of the 3-Way comparison modes, you will have a third pane for viewing and editing the merged base folder.
The toolbar and context menus are different for folder compare/merge than for file compare/merge. For folder comparisons, you have items for moving or copying files and folders left or right, deleting files and folders from the right or left panes, and several options for expanding/collapsing tree nodes.
To print the report, choose .