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Just thought it would be nice to have one but my PS skills are not up to task. Anybody can share theirs?
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If you double-click on a folder, it will expand to reveal its contents. If you double-click on a file it will open a side by side comparison and will highlight the differences, if any, between the two files. Double-clicking a file will open both copies in a side by side view and will highlight any differences.
WinMergeDownload and open WinMerge. In the File tab > click Open. Browse for the folders you want to compare. Click Compare.
You can also use PowerShell to compare arrays using the Compare-Object cmdlet. This cmdlet takes a reference object and a difference object and returns a side indicator indicating which elements are and are not in either array. You can see below that the Compare-Object cmdlet allows you to compare both arrays at once.
Easy enough to do something simple:
$d1 = get-childitem -path $dir1 -recurse
$d2 = get-childitem -path $dir2 -recurse
compare-object $d1 $d2
More sophistication required depending on the definition of difference.
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