Here are multiple methods to compare two folders on Windows - Using Command Prompt, Windows PowerShell, Properties, and third-party tools.

Learn how to compare two Files for changes using FC.exe command-line tool in Windows 11/10. Compare two ASCII or binary files on a line-by-line basis.

Diff and merge text files Not only can WinMerge detail differences in file listings, but it can also visually identify differences within files it can understand, like text files.

Do you need to compare two files to see how they're different? On Windows 11 (and 10), you can use the FC command without needing third-party tools, and in this guide, I'll explain how.

What I needed was a way to compare the contents of the two folders, then synchronize them so that each had the most up-to-date files. Then I could delete one and use the other as the “master ...