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Snapper
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Version
3.0.21
Snapper reads the directory of a disk which is then
saved as a "snapshot", so that later you can compare
it with a new snapshot of the disk and see what has
changed. The results are easy to see with colour-coded
highlighting in a familiar Explorer-style interface.
Snapshots don't have to be created from the same
source - you can compare a CD-ROM with a server
volume, a Zip disk with your hard-disk, or compare two
different diskettes (without the need for two diskette
drives). You don't need to snapshot a whole disk
either, you just choose a sub-folder and decide
whether or not you want sub-folders too. And two
snapshots don't need to be created from the same
starting directory, just tell Snapper where the "root"
of the comparison should begin.
When you have two snapshots open, Snapper will have
compared the time, date, size, and attributes of
every file in every folder, checked for missing files
too, and will highlight every folder where it finds a
difference. It is easy to navigate through the colour-
coded directories and find out what changed, where,
and when. As you click folder names in one snapshot,
the other snapshot changes to show you the same
folder; and when you scroll down the list of
filenames, the other snapshot's file list scrolls too.
The results from any comparison can then be sent to a
printer or exported to a file, with the flexibility to
add your own custom fields to produce instant batch
files or scripts.
You can tell Snapper to ignore certain file properties
when comparing snapshots, such as the Archive flag, or
time differences of less than one hour (for example).
And to simplify things further, Snapper can show you
just those files that are new, or have changed, or are
common to both snapshots.
Snapper creates compares snapshots extremely fast, and
can handle drives/volumes with many tens of thousands
of directory entries. Trial Version allows 15
snapshots of unrestricted size to be created, then
becomes limited to 1024 until registered.
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