Understanding the Folder Merge Display
Description: The Folder Merge display uses color cues to highlight the differences between the base folders. By default, the color meanings are:

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The Folder Merge display uses color cues to highlight the differences between the base folders. By default, the color meanings are:

|  | Gray | Unknown or older
|  | Black | Same
|  | Teal | Left change
|  | Magenta | Right change
|  | Orange | Mergeable
|  | Red | Conflict

Pick View > Legend to display a guide to the various folder icon color combinations.

To change the default colors, pick Tools > Options , switch to the Appearance > Folder Views page, and find the Merge colors settings.

You can temporarily hide the Center Pane to give the left and right panes more room.

Merge actions

Regardless of merge target:

| No action required
| Automatic merge
| Manual merge required

When merging to left:

| Copy to left
| Delete left

When merging to right:

| Copy to right
| Delete right

When merging to other:

| Take left
| Take center
| Take right
| Delete