How Do I Filter Only the Different Folders?

[tatihulot]

Hi everyone. WinMerge does exactly what I want. I want it to compare two folders, and display the difference.
For example, let's say I have a folder named Test C. It contains the following subfolders:
A
B
C
X
Y
Z

Let's say my second folder is named Test D. It contains the following subfolders:
A
B
C
D
E
W
X
Y
Z

WinMerge will compare the two folders, and highlights the D, E, and W folders. That is EXACTLY what I want.

But I haven't figured out how to filter WinMerge so that it shows ONLY the D, E, and W folders. Is it possible to display only the highlighted folders in the compare?
If so, what is the procedure, please? Thank you.

[sdottaka]

Upon looking at the attached image, it appears that the "Include subfolders" option is disabled. If this option is enabled, files within subfolders such as A or B will be compared and their identity will be indicated by an icon, whether they are identical or not.

After enabling the "Include subfolders" option as follows, re-compare and uncheck the "View→Show Identical Items" menu item, and folders identified as identical will be hidden. If you only want to display folders that exist in one location, uncheck the "View→Show Different Items" menu item.

[tatihulot]

Thanks for replying.
I'm having a lot of difficulty understanding this program.

I copied a folder to my external hard drive. Obviously, both folders should be exactly the same immediately after I did that.

The folder on my D drive is D:\MOVIE COLLECTION.
The folder on my external hard drive is E:\MOVIE COLLECTION.

After I did this, I added a few folders to D:\MOVIE COLLECTION. I did not copy them to the external hard drive.

I then ran WinMerge. I enabled the Include Subfolders option.

I do not see the new subfolders in D:\MOVIE COLLECTION. They're not there.

I do not understand why not. What am I missing or doing wrong?

[sdottaka]

Please try the following:

• Check all "Show * Items" menu items under the View menu.
• Check "Include unique subfolders contents" in the "Compare/Folder" category in the Options window.
• Check "Tree Mode" menu item under View menu.
• Perform the comparison again.

[tatihulot]

Thanks for replying again. That worked.
But...please let me say this: I'm not really interested in the contents of the subfolders. I'm only interested in the names of the subfolders themselves. I hope that makes sense.
So, can I configure WinMerge so that it displays only the subfolders within the main folder, so that WinMerge won't compare the contents within the subfolders? I hope I worded that question correctly. Thank you.

[sdottaka]

If the 'Include subfolders' option is disabled, subfolders will not be compared, in which case, unfortunately, the filter menu item in the View menu will not work for subfolders.