/verify compares two VirtualDJ XML files record by record and shows you exactly what’s different between them. It’s a standalone tool: you can use it any time, not just as part of a repair.
When you’d use it #
Any time you want to see what actually changed, rather than take it on trust. For example:
- After a repair. Compare the database from your pre-repair backup with your current one to see every path that was fixed.
- Before a restore. Compare a backup with your current files to see what restoring it would change.
- Across two machines. Compare the database on your home setup with the one on your gig laptop to spot tracks that differ.
What it shows you #
Records that match are left out, so you only see the differences: entries that exist in one file but not the other, and entries whose details don’t match.
Running it #
Type /verify /help to see the options and how to point it at the two files you want to compare.
/verify only reads the two files. It never changes either of them.
