# Folder Comparison Utility. **URL:** \ **Category:** Chatting over the Back Fence\ **Created:** [March 21, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/folder-comparison-utility/25283 "2014-03-21T21:25:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/folder-comparison-utility/25283/1 "2014-03-21T21:25:07Z")
I need to compare a number of folders to check for missing files. Some of the folders are stored on network drives. Can you recommend any utility that will list the missing files ? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/folder-comparison-utility/25283/2 "2014-03-21T21:54:16Z")
Arthur,[color=blue] > Can you recommend any utility that will list the missing files ?[/color] Check out BeyondCompare. That is what I use. Mostly to compare files though. – Anders Gustafsson (NKP) The Aaland Islands (N60 E20) Have an idea for a product enhancement? Please visit: [http://www.novell.com/rms](http://www.novell.com/rms) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/folder-comparison-utility/25283/3 "2014-03-21T23:10:33Z")
On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 19:25:07 +0000, Arthur wrote: [color=blue] > I need to compare a number of folders to check for missing files. Some > of the folders are stored on network drives. > > Can you recommend any utility that will list the missing files ?[/color] rsync with the -n parameter does a “dry run” that can tell you what’s different without actually synchronizing it. Jim – Jim Henderson, CNA6, CDE, CNI, LPIC-1, CLA10, CLP10 Novell/SUSE/NetIQ Knowledge Partner ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 12:02am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/folder-comparison-utility/25283/4 "2014-03-22T00:02:26Z")
Anders, +1 – Shaun Pond newly reminted as a Knowledge Partner ---
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Thank you for your relies and the fast response. “Arthur” [a@b.com](mailto:a@b.com) wrote in message [news:nm0Xu.325$BI3.159@novprvlin0914.provo.novell.com](mailto:news:nm0Xu.325$BI3.159@novprvlin0914.provo.novell.com)…[color=blue] > I need to compare a number of folders to check for missing files. Some of > the folders are stored on network drives. > > Can you recommend any utility that will list the missing files ? > [/color] ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/folder-comparison-utility/25283/6 "2014-03-25T12:43:17Z")
“Arthur” [a@b.com](mailto:a@b.com) wrote in news:nm0Xu.325$BI3.159 @novprvlin0914.provo.novell.com: [color=blue] > Can you recommend any utility that will list the missing files ?[/color] Freefilesync seems to the job where I work, but takes half an hour to figure our the diff, and has a xml config that seems to need to be edited when running in “expert”. The GUI hides quite a bit of options, and I had to read many posts on the web to get an idea how it works. What I do is use MS Richcopy in a batch file to get stuff from head office network drive to a local external USB share. I then follow up with freefilesync and it seems to be getting the files made at night and syncing them well. I wish my work would just use DFS or equivalent, but we don’t. “yet”… We do this to have a local copy of the 300 Gigs of the data we need access to that is over a slower wan link during work hours.