To reach this options page, select View > Options... > Folder Comparisons > Filters
The controls on this page enable you to create, edit, delete, and select filters to control which files and folders appear within a folder comparison.
For information about filters, patterns, and why they are useful, click here.
Active Filter
Use this control to select which of the filters will be used by folder comparisons.
New...
Click this button to create a new filter.
Delete
Click this button to delete the active filter.
Patterns
This list displays the patterns that define the active filter. The order of patterns is important. Merge works downwards through the list to determine whether a file or folder should be included or excluded from a folder comparison. The bottom-most pattern that matches a file or folder determines whether the file or folder will be included or excluded from the folder comparison.
New...
Click this button to create a new pattern in the active filter.
Edit...
Click this button to edit the currently selected pattern.
Delete
Click this button to delete the currently selected pattern(s).
Up
Click this button to move the currently selected pattern up the list.
Down
Click this button to move the currently selected pattern down the list.
Note: Folder comparison windows will update their results list to reflect the new settings when you click on OK or Apply to apply filter changes. Files that were hidden during the last comparison, but that subsequently become visible due to a change to the filters, will display a no-entry symbol in the changes column to show that they were not compared. You can use the Re-Test Selected command in the Edit menu to compare these files.
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