Hi There,
I'm using the most recent version of WinMerge (2.12.4) and have read the previous sticky on Using WinMerge and have applied a comments filter and turned off viewing for identical files.
In spite of this, the comparison is still returning almost 1800 files. I am comparing the original V138a to the back up download from my store - also V138a.
A quick glance at a few of the files reveals that the software is reading white space and carriage return differences as actual "differences".
My questions are related to the settings in WinMerge. In order to reduce the number of files returned as "different" so that I may better identify my changed files,
1. Should I set it to ignore white space, and if so, which of my two white space ignore options is the better choice? (Ignore Change or Ignore All White Space)
2. Should I set it to ignore blank lines?
3. Should I set it to ignore carriage return differences?
TIA for your help :)
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