How do I set “Hide Same Files/Folders” automatically when launching UltraCompare via uc.exe?

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Post14:03 - 2 days ago#1

I’m using UltraCompare for a repetitive comparison task, and I launch it directly through uc.exe with command‑line parameters. Everything works fine, but I’m trying to automate one more step.

When UC opens, I always have to manually enable:
  • Hide same files
  • Hide same folders
These options appear in the toolbar (screenshot attached), but I haven’t found a command‑line switch or configuration flag that forces them ON automatically when UC starts.

Question: Is there a way—either via command‑line arguments, INI settings, workspace defaults, or a saved session—to make UltraCompare automatically enable “Hide same files” and “Hide same folders” every time I launch it through uc.exe?

I’m hoping to avoid clicking these two checkboxes manually for every run.

Thanks in advance to anyone who knows where UC stores these view‑state preferences or how to persist them across launches.
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Post16:15 - 2 days ago#2

In ribbon mode click on ribbon tab Home in the last group Configure on the second item Settings. In toolbar/menu mode click in menu Options on the first menu item Configuration.

In the opened Configuration window expand on left side Display and next Folders and click on the list item Miscellaneous.

In the group Filter options on right side check the configuration settings Hide same files and Hide same folders.

Close the Configuration window with clicking on the symbol X or pressing key ESC and exit UltraCompare.

The same (identical) files and folders should not be displayed anymore by default the next time a folder comparison is started from command line or another process.
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Post17:26 - 2 days ago#3

That is a simple fix. Thanks.