I'm still learning about the various Beyond Compare (BC3) comparison options. I'm wondering if anyone has a good set of settings that work well in comparing files when comparing local dev files to a remote (ftp) hosting environment. The issues I've run into are:
Thank you if you can help me out.
- I can't use Quick Test timestamp since uploaded files are always newer than local files. Is there a way to only look for newer source files?
- I can't use filesize comparison because many uploaded files are off by 2 bytes even though there are no visual differences when I compare them side by side in BC3.
- In the Folder Compare display, using Ignore Unimportant Differences still shows files that are a match except for the 2 byte file differences.
- Is there any way to speed up the overall content comparison? Perhaps by only selecting files changed since a given date or some other tricks?
Thank you if you can help me out.
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