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Special Context Menu Items For Directory Comparison Panes

• Save Snapshot
  Save a snapshot of the directory in the active pane into a user-specified XML file. Snapshots may optionally contain CRCs of files and/or versions of executable files and DLLs (but choosing these options will slow down creation of a snapshot).
  
  
• Refresh Snapshot
  Refresh a snapshot of the directory in the active pane by updating the contents of the snapshot file.
  
  
• View/Edit
  Spawn an external program specified in the External editor field for the selected file in the active pane.
  
  
• Open Containing Folder
  Open the selected item's containing folder in Windows Explorer.
  
  
• Hide
  
  • Hide
    Hide the selected item(s) and the matching item(s) in the opposite pane from view. No recomparison is necessary - the items are hidden immediately. The hidden items are shown again upon recomparison.
    
    
  • Hide All But This/These
    Hide all items except for the selected item(s) and the matching item(s) in the opposite pane from view. The hidden items are shown again upon recomparison.
    
    
  • Undo Last Hide Action
    Undo the last Hide or Hide All But This/These operation.
    
    
• Copy to OTHER Directory
  Copy currently selected files/directories to directory in the other (not currently active) pane. If directories are copied, all their files/directories will be copied.
  
  
• Copy to THIS Directory
  Copy files/directories with the same names as currently selected ones in the active pane from directory in the other (not currently active) pane. If directories are copied, all their files/directories will be copied. Note that this command is disabled if Allow to copy files TO and FROM in directory comparison option in Directory Comparison Options is not selected.
  
  
• Open
  Open the selected file or directory in the Windows default program associated with the file type.
  
  
• Copy as Text
  Copy the selected item(s) to the clipboard as tab-separated text, preceded by the column headings.
  
  
• Copy as Path
  Copy the full path(s) of the selected item(s) to the clipboard.
  
  
• Properties
  Show properties of the selected file/subdirectory. This command is disabled if more than one item is selected.
  
  
• Advanced
  
  • Open Both
    Open the selected file or directory and the matching file or directory in the Windows default program associated with the file type.
    
    
  • Merge Matched/Selected
    Perform two-way merge of the selected file with the matched/selected file in the other pane. This command will spawn a new comparison window.
    
    
• Resize Columns to Fit
  Resize all columns in the active pane to fit their contents. This command may take long time for large directory lists.
  
  
• Filter
  
  • Exclude Name
    Adds the selected file's name to the Exclude Name Filter.
    
    
  • Exclude Extension
    Adds the selected file's extension to the Exclude Name Filter.
    
    
  • Exclude Relative Directory
    Adds the selected file's relative directory path to the Exclude Name Filter.
    
    
  • Not Older Than
    Filters out all files older than the selected file via the Date Filter.
    
    
  • Not Larger Than
    Filters out all files larger than the selected file via the Size Filter.
    
    
  • Not Smaller Than
    Filters out all files smaller than the selected file via the Size Filter.
    
    
• Show Filtered-Out Items
  Show all filtered-out files and subdirectories within a given directory in tree mode.
  
  

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