Snapper Directory Comparison Utility
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| Snapper scans a disk or folder,
creating a "snapshot" of the dates, times, sizes and
other properties of the files it finds. This snapshot can
be saved, and used to produce reports of changes* that are
subsequently made to those files. |
| Snapshots don't have to be created
from the same source; you can choose to compare a hard-disk with a CD,
a
server volume with a Zip disk, or a diskette with a
subdirectory. You can compare snapshots taken
from different "root" directories too, just tell
Snapper which branches you're interested in and it shows you where
the differences are. |
| The familiar Explorer-style interface
is easy to use and the results are easy to see. Missing files,
modified files, and folders containing changes are all
highlighted.
You can choose to display only those files that are new, or
changed, and you can see all files in subfolders too. Click a
folder name on the first snapshot and the same folder is
selected in the second. Scroll down the list of files and the
other snapshot scrolls too, allowing you to see exactly what
changed - instantly. |
| Take a few moments to look at the Online
Tour and you'll see just how easy Snapper is to use. |
| You can sort and print the results of your
comparison, or export them to a file. Snapper will automatically
number your snapshot files so that you can keep an accurate
history of all changes. |
| Snapper is fast,
scanning a hard-disk with 50,000 files in about 12 seconds
(Pentium 1.6GHz with 128Mb RAM). You can choose to ignore certain
file properties (such as the Archive flag) when comparing
snapshots, and if you also use file comparison software (such as
WinDiff) then you can configure Snapper to run it automatically
whenever you double-click on a filename. |
| * please note that for reasons of
speed, Snapper
only records the timestamp, size, flags and (optionally) version
number of the files, it does not scan the contents of each file!
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Snapper Online Tour
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| Take the online tour and see just how
powerful, flexible and easy-to-use Snapper is. The tour will start
in a new window; you should stretch or maximise the window for
better visibility, at the end of the tour you can close it. |
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Start
Online Tour >> |
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Trial Version Download
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| You can download the trial
version of Snapper v3.21 now. It will only allow you to create 15
snapshots of unrestricted size, but it otherwise has all of the features
of the full product and can still be used to create and compare
snapshots of up to 1,024 files after your evaluation. |
| Click snapper.exe
(self-installing program with uninstall) and select "Save this
program to disk...". The downloaded program is 2,313 Kb in
size. |
| NOTE that the installation program may
require you to reboot, in which case you should re-run the snapper.exe
program that you downloaded. |
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Registration and Upgrades
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| Snapper v3 is $20 per
license (one license is required for each installed copy of
Snapper) and you can obtain your license online via RegNow,
or by clicking Registration on the program's Help menu. |
| Upgrades from Snapper v2 to v3 are $10 (via
RegNow),
and you will be ask to provide your original order number.
If you cannot find your original order details then please
contact the author. |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
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| Q. What is the maximum number of files and
folders that Snapper can handle in a single snapshot? |
| A. There is no defined limit, this depends on a
number of factors including the length of file/path names, how
much memory you have on your system, other open applications,
etc. It has been tested with 350,000 entries and, although
the Compare option will take several minutes to complete, it is
able to take, save and load very large snapshots indeed.
However, it is
usually better to have serveral small snapshots instead of one
large. |
| Q. Where is the option to "Show Files/Dirs NOT
in this Snapshot"? |
| A. There is no view
called "Files NOT in this Snapshot" - because these are
the files that are shown when you select "Files Only in this
Snapshot" from the other snapshot's view bar!! |
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Registered Users of Snapper Include...
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PAD Files for Shareware Distributors
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Shareware distributors are encouraged to include Snapper in their online
libraries and CD-ROM's. Here is the program's PAD file (right-click and
Save Target As...):
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http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ashwobla/snapper/pad_file.xml
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