Looking for Director Compare and Merge

[bobland]

I have 2 directories that are similar but not identical. I made one as a backup. Now, both have grown to the point of craziness. I'd like to compare the two and eventually merge them so I have one enormous directory but at least everything will be in one place.

Can you recommend a utility that would do this?

Thanks,
Burt

 

[D3LL]

How big is crazy? Right click on the folder > Properties > How big does size say ?

You might not even need a utility depending how big.

 

[bobland]

The first folder is 30 GB with 32,467 files in 1687 folders
The second is 21.5 GB with 22,106 files in 1183 folders

These are all music files related to Ableton Live 8. I dup'd them for a number of reasons, At this point, I want to consolidate them all into a single directory. To me, this sounds like a job for a computer, not an old rotting brain.

 

[A Guy]

Burt, have a look here:

Compare and merge files and folders with WinMerge

The download site wouldn't load for me but there is an alternative

WinMerge | Free Security & Utilities software downloads at SourceForge.net

And a portable version

WinMerge Portable | PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB, portable and cloud drives

A Guy