Quick way to check if I've copied all files over?

dlockers · 12 Feb 2022 at 14:35

Use case - I copy data from a microSD. I've lost track of whether I've copied everything. I just want to check if the entirety (sub folders and all) on X:\DCIM is somewhere in C:\Pictures.

I've tried WinMerge but can't seem to get it to behave properly - it says files that I clearly know are copied over are not copied.

Directory structures do not match.

Thanks!

(Edit: there are 27k items and 132GB hence why I can't do it manually)

AStaley · 12 Feb 2022 at 16:14

You can use robocopy to do this, take a look at this; https://improvingsoftware.com/2013/09/09/how-to-diff-two-folders-from-a-windows-command-prompt/

chroniclard · 12 Feb 2022 at 16:27

If the structure is the same you can just copy everything again and skip files that are already present I guess.

yashiro · 14 Feb 2022 at 10:23

https://codesector.com/teracopy

mrk · 14 Feb 2022 at 13:06

I use FreeFileSync,. The name of the app is exactly what it does. Works really well and is the primary basis of my backing up from PC to backup HDD and Micro SD card from phone to the same backup drive. Once you have set up your initial profile for a backup job, the rest is just two clicks, one to read both ends, the 2nd to begin synchronisation based on whatever method you have set (left to right, mirror, sync etc).

https://freefilesync.org/

dlockers · 21 Feb 2022 at 14:33

Thanks chaps.

FFS lead me to Beyond Compare. Unfortunately FFS does not look beyond folder structures. Beyond Compare works an absolute treat. Found a gig of orphaned stuff which I've moved over.

Thanks all!