Merge two folders software recommendations

can anyone give me an industrial strength recommendation for some "merge folders" software?
i am sure i have asked this before but i am not at the point where i can start tuning things up and this is a functionality that i could use.
i guess this would /not/ be in something like OmniDiskSweeper or in WhatSize...?
THANKS

etresoft wrote:
Or not. I believe the original poster is an adult and well-qualified to make decisions about a computer upgrade.
There you go assuming the posters age now.
etresoft wrote:
It is true that software that hasn't been updated since 2006 may not run on Lion.
So now your saying, (because I posted the Roaring Apps link), that I'm not lying after all right?
How about other programs that the OP may be using that hasn't gotten a Lion capable working update yet, your just going to disable their functionality so they can merge a couple of folders once?
It is not true that Lion is slower than Snow Leopard.
Can you give recent testing of Lion that it's now faster than Snow Leopard?
Because last time I've checked, online testers have shown Lion is slightly slower than Snow Leopard.
If your correct, then I stand corrected. I'm open to correction.
That is ridiculous and completely off-topic here.
Not so, you recommend Lion, they upgrade and then come back here to complain you gave them faulty advice and now they can't use X, Y or Z anymore and need to return to 10.6 to get their $40000 mega printer to work as there are no drivers for 10.7 or their several thousand dollar investment in software just disappeared in a puff of smoke.
You obviously never worked in the graphics industry.
So?
So why bother if they are running a Intel Core Duo Mac, 32 bit that cant' run Lion.
Don't you think you should ask them first?
etresoft wrote:
Dude. You are losing it. Seriously.
If your bothering to assist people and spend your time here, pay better attention to detail.
People are trusting your recommendations.

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