Duplicate File Finder and Path Names - Microsoft Community

have 17 backups 1 flash drive, adding 20 gb. combine these backups make 1 central spot recovering backup. however, can't find third-party program allows me search files same path name each of 17 folders select. free program, first- or third-party, if any, allow me this?

suggested solution: gnuwin "diff" utility

i put off while, came after trying clear space fit backup on 128 gb partition on separate hard drive. after looking more, found out "diff" command in gnuwin pack closest can need far. have type:

diff (dir1) (dir2) -r

and diff tell me there differences in these directories. have take said files, bring them 1 directory, , delete other.

here example of when ran diff on 2 similar directories:

c:\users\gabriel\documents\all flash drive backups>diff usb20fd "wow! it's e backup folder!" -r
in usb20fd/dos/dosshell: 1069dosc.bat
in usb20fd/dos/dosshell: 7cd4dosc.bat
in usb20fd/dos/dosshell: dosshell.swp
in usb20fd/dos/dosshell: dsnlfn.exe
in usb20fd/dos/other/mos: tmp
in usb20fd/dos/programs/games/chess: chess.exe
in usb20fd/dos/programs: hwinfo
in usb20fd/dos/programs/utilitys: hexit157
in usb20fd/dos/programs/wetspot2: levels
in usb20fd/dos/programs/wetspot2: midi
in usb20fd/dos/programs/wetspot2: tables
in usb20fd/dos: pwr2.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/4.5: thumbs.db
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: 3dcube25.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: 3dexp2.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: acalc.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: biochart.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: cabsmous.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: frac2.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64/internal/c/i686-w64-mingw32/include: ddk
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64/internal/c/mingw/include: ddk
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64/internal/update: downloads
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: intrprtr.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: npplasma.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: rotate.exe
diff: usb20fd/dos/qb/64/samples/pete/nlcm2006/print screen.lnk: no such file or directory
diff: wow! it's e backup folder!/dos/qb/64/samples/pete/nlcm2006/print screen.lnk: no such file or directory
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64/samples/thebob/biochart: brbd.dta
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: space1.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: starfild.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: stones.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/64: time.exe
in usb20fd/dos/qb/7.1/bin: aatodo.bas
in usb20fd/dos/qb/7.1/bin: echo.obj
in usb20fd/dos/qb/7.1/bin: test.bas
in usb20fd/dos/qb/7.1: echo.bas
in usb20fd/dos/qb/7.1: et125asm.bas
in usb20fd/dos/qb/7.1: exp125at.bas
in usb20fd/dos/rush: temp
in usb20fd/dos: say.exe
in usb20fd: dosshell.bat
in usb20fd: hexit.bat
in usb20fd: media

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