Compare 2 directories in windows

Question

I need to compare 2 folders "A" and "B" and get the list of files and folders newly added or modified.

I tried using Winmerge software but it is not comparing the files present inside the internal folders(so i have to point to each internal folder manually and have to compare)

Is there any way to achieve this.

Answer 1

The following PowerShell code compares the file listings of two folders. It will detect renamed or newly created files and folders, but it will not detect modified data or different timestamps:

$dir1 = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -path C:\dir1 $dir2 = Get-ChildItem -Recurse -path C:\dir2 Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $dir1 -DifferenceObject $dir2 

Source: MS Devblog - Dr. Scripto

3rd party edit

How to run a PowerShell script explains how to run the code above in a script.