
In this example, three items are selected: The file 10.txt, the folder Q and the file 30.txt. If the archive file does not exist, Beyond Compare will create it for you. When you pick Copy to Folder, you can make the target an archive file (such as.

However, if an open folder is selected and any of its children are selected as well, then the folder's selection is ignored and only the selected children will be copied. If a folder is selected, only its filtered contents will be copied (same as if the folder was expanded and all visible contents selected).

You can select items on one side of the Folder Compare view or the other, but not both. In the Actions menu, the Copy to Folder command copies the selected files and folders to a given folder, optionally with the path intact.
