Comparison Method (dealing /w lots of files over a network)

Xtraeme · Joined: 29 Nov 2013 Posts: 1

I used ViceVersa a lot back in 2008/2009, but I've just come into a situation that has made me take a new look at VV.

Right now I have millions of files over a network that I need to synchronize with. So I was happy to see the simple "Size and Timestamp" Comparison Method to reduce network traffic. However obviously this sometimes needlessly syncs files that are identical. So I was hoping there was a sort of conditional like:

First compare "Size and Timestamp"
Then if there is a difference:
Compare by "CRC"

I figured the "Both" Comparison Method would do this, but I realized after an initial run that this was an incorrect assumption. Is there a feature like this that's available already in VV? Or is this something planned for a future version?

TGRMN Software · Site Admin Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 8763

Currently both means timestamp/size AND CRC both must match for two files to be considered "the same". The option to use CRC only if file size/ timestamp do not match is not available but a good idea. It should not happen too often however, what is causing this to happen in your situation? thanks
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