Folder Sync Commands

Beyond Compare 4

Following is a description of the Folder Sync commands, in addition to the common commands. Most of these commands are available as toolbar buttons.

Pick Tools > Options and switch to the Toolbars, etc. page to define your own keyboard shortcuts, and hide or expose commands on the menus and toolbars.

The Session menu

	Save Session	Saves the current session.
	Save Session As	Saves the current session under a new name.
	Session Settings	Opens the Folder Sync Session Settings dialog.
	Locked	Locks or unlocks current session.
	Clear Session	Replaces the current view with an empty Folder Sync.
	Swap Sides	Exchanges the left and right base folders.
	Folder Sync Info	Displays sync statistics.
	Run Sync	Performs all sync actions.
	Compare Base Folders	Opens a new Folder Compare session based on the current base folders.
	Compare Parent Folders	Opens a new Folder Compare session based on the parent folders of the current base folders.

The Actions menu

	Leave Alone	Changes sync operation to leave alone.
	Copy Right to Left	Changes sync operation to copy right to left.
	Copy Left to Right	Changes sync operation to copy left to right.
	Delete Left	Changes sync operation to delete left.
	Delete Right	Changes sync operation to delete right.
	Open Folder / Close Folder	Opens or closes the selected folder in the comparison.
	Open Subfolders	Opens the selected folders and all their subfolders.
	Close Subfolders	Closes the selected folders and all their subfolders.
	Set as Base Folder	Sets the selected folder as the base folder on its side of the comparison.
	Set as Base on Other Side	Sets the selected folder as the base folder on the other side of the comparison.
	Set as Base Folders	Sets the two selected folders as the left and right base folders in this comparison view. (To open them in a new view use Open in New View instead.)
	Open	Opens selected items in a new comparison view. If the items are files, the view type is determined by the file format list. If exactly two items are selected, they will be compared to each other (whether or not they are across from each other) in the new view. If only one item is selected it will be compared to the item across from it, if it exists.
	Open With	Opens selected files in a new view using a specified type of file session, or opens the selected items in an external application, as defined in "Open With" Applications. Note that the Folder Sync view is not automatically updated if the items are modified by the external application.
	Open With > Associated Application	Opens selected files with the associated application.
	Open With > Text Edit	Opens selected files with the built-in text editor.
	Open With > Text Patch	Opens selected files with the built-in patch view.
	Exclude	Excludes selected file, or type of file, from the current session.
	Copy Filename	Copies a list of the selected items' paths to the clipboard.
	Refresh Selection	Refreshes the selected items.
	Explorer	Displays the file manager's context menu for the selected item(s).

The Edit menu

	Expand All	Opens all folders in view.
	Collapse All	Closes all folders in view.
	Select All	Selects all visible items.
	Invert Selection	Selects all items not currently selected, and deselects all items currently selected.
	Refresh	Refreshes open folders.
	Full Refresh	Refreshes entire comparison.

The Search menu

	Next Conflict	Positions at next conflict.
	Previous Conflict	Positions at previous conflict.
	Find Filename	Finds filename matching search string.
	Find Next Filename	Finds next filename matching search string.
	Find Previous Filename	Finds previous filename matching search string.

The View menu

	Ignore Unimportant Differences	Treats unimportant differences as same.
	Suppress Filters	Temporarily shows items that will not be affected by the sync.
	Columns	Shows or hides view columns.
	Legend	Displays a window that lists what the different folder colors mean.
	Log	Shows or hides the log panel.
	Toolbar	Shows or hides the toolbar.

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