Araxis merge delete just one side
Or maybe you've been editing some source code file or html web page file and suddenly find you've messed up the file somehow, but can't remember how - and you want to be able to compare the file against a prior known working version to identify the new changes that could be at fault. Now a new release is out, but of course it doesn't have your changes in it, so you want to compare your modified old version with the new files and merge your changes into the new version. Or maybe you downloaded some files at some point, and made some changes to them.
#Araxis merge delete just one side update
Have you ever downloaded an update of some program/package full of files and wondered what's been changed since the last release you have sitting on your computer? Do you work with text files and ever lose your place and forget which is the latest file, and wonder what the differences are? Do you keep copies of deep directory trees and want to just add the new files to your backups? Not many people realize how important such a tool is in a whole variety of situations.
#Araxis merge delete just one side software
Chances are if you're reading this review you're a software lover, but you probably don't have a compare tool installed on your computer. We were proud to be able to offer a 50% discount to all members through the end of March, 2005 (now expired).īefore we go into the feature set in Beyond Compare, we need to say something about the importance of having a good File&Folder Compare/Merge/Synchronize Tool.
While there are a lot of file and folder compare/merge/sync tools on the market to choose from, and while there is still room for some improvement in Beyond Compare, no other tool comes even close to it in terms of total user experience.īeyond Compare easily wins our award for Best Tool in its Class. The license terms for the program even allow you to use it on multiple home or work computers, which is an unusually nice gesture - kudos to Scooter Software for this approach. A 30-day trial version is available on the program home page. Beyond Compare is a shareware product released by Scooter Software, priced very reasonably (normally $30, as of March 18th, 2005).