How to combine Beyond Compare with CRC comparison when saving snapshots

Many users may ignore this important function of comparing with CRC when using Beyond Compare to save snapshots. CRC comparison can help users quickly identify files when their content changes and is critical to ensuring data integrity and consistency. This article will introduce how Beyond Compare is combined with CRC comparison when saving snapshots, and guide users how to use CRC comparison to manage files more effectively and ensure data accuracy.

Open Beyond Compare, select the folder comparison session, and open the session operation interface. Click the [Browse Folder] button to select the folder to be compared.

Click the [Tools] button, select the [Save Snapshot] tab in the expanded menu, and open the folder comparison save snapshot window interface.

In the interface inclusion column, you can check the CRCs [Select tab to combine the snapshot saving operation with CRC comparison. There are other tabs that can be checked, and although these options will make Beyond Compare take longer to create the snapshot, the results will be more thorough.

CRCs: CRC32 calculations within snapshots.

Exe version: includes file version, usually appears in application files, such as EXE, DLL, OCX, etc.

Compressed file contents: Includes a list of compressed file contents expanded in the snapshot.

Empty folders: include empty folders, or folders with all their contents filtered out.

Symbolic link targets: include files and folders pointing to symbolic links.

Items excluded by file filters: If currently in a folder view, you will have the option to include items excluded by file filters. If this checkbox is marked, the snapshot will use the file filter for that folder session.

After completing the selection, click [OK], enter the file name and the location to save the snapshot in the pop-up Save As dialog box, and complete the Beyond Compare folder comparison and save snapshot operation.

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