Robocopy to ensure two directories are identical? I know you asked for help with robocopy syntax, and I hate when people just comment a different tool or way of doing the same thing instead of actually trying to help.
You'd need a tool like WinMerge (open source) and a bit of understanding of the two mods to know what to combine, but the tool is very helpful. I like that I can have different projects for each codebase. I use it often for folder and file diffs.
Favorite source code comparison tool / diff tool? I love Beyond Compare 4.
What are some of the coolest/most useful programs to have in 2022? BeyondCompare is a tool I love for comparing configuration files or t directory trees.
My best guess (and I'm still not sure but taking an educated guess) at what happened is, while I was deleting, I accidentally selected *both* the left and right sides, instead of just the.
Thank goodness for backups Ugh, ok, I feel pretty stupid but, I was messing around with Beyond Compare (a nice piece of software that I highly recommend, btw) comparing my internal drive with an incomplete backup thereof, trying to delete duplicates.
It costs money but it's worth it - both Windows AND Linux versions. However a nice GUI program: Beyond Compare from Scooter Software is a native Windows app that will compare entire subdirectories or even entire disks and will show a GUI of changes / mods / missing / extra files.
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How to verify that the files are copied without problems? Checksums are better long term.