IDM PowerTips

Bookmark Favorite Files/Folders in UltraCompare

Have you ever thought to yourself, there has to be a better way to get to this file/folder that I compare all the time? Well.... There is, with Favorites. Favorites are a convenient way to "bookmark" your most commonly used files and directories.


Open the Favorites Dialog

You can access the Favorites dialog in the File menu.

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The Favorites dialog allows you to "bookmark" files and directories that you commonly use, and want to quickly recall in subsequent uses of UltraCompare.


Adding Favorites

There are 3 methods to add a Favorite:

  1. You may manually type the full path for a file or directory.
  2. You may add the active files/folders, that are currently open, using the Add First or Add Second buttons.
  3. You may browse to the location of the file or directory by clicking the Browse button.

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After you have selected a file/folder, and the path has been entered in the text field, press theAdd button to add the specified path to the Favorite Files/Directories list.

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As you can see, you can add both files and folders.

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Opening Favorites

Now that you have added your favorites, you can open them directly in the compare panes by clicking the Open as First and Open as Second.

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Deleting Favorites

To delete a single "Favorite", select (highlight) the path and click the delete button.

To delete all Favorites, click on the Delete All button.

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