The Araxis Merge disk image contains a plugin for Finder that enables files and folders to be compared from the right-click context menu in Finder windows. Please see the Installing from the Araxis Website topic for information about installing the plugin.
When the plugin is installed, Finder will display some additional commands in its context menus. The new commands can operate on selected file and folder items in Finder.
Comparing files and folders
To compare one or more items in a Finder window, select them, right-click to display the Finder context menu, and then select the Compare with Araxis Merge command.
To compare items spread across different Finder windows, use the Add to Queue command on each one in turn, and then Compare with Araxis Merge (+ # in queue) on the final item to open a comparison for the items.
Time Machine
The Versions section of the Application Preferences page in Merge enables you to activate the plugin's support for Time Machine. This support is disabled by default because building a list of backed-up versions of a file or folder can slow down the display of the context menu, particularly if you are backing-up to a network drive.
Once enabled, a list of backed-up versions of a selected item in Finder will be shown in the Compare with Version sub-menu in the Finder context menu. You can choose a version from the list, and a comparison will be launched between the item you selected and the version you chose from the list.
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