How to Monitor File and Directory Changes
Directory Monitor is a handy directory monitor and automation utility that keeps you informed of all the changes that happen to your folders. Directory Monitor can be used for the surveillance of certain directories and/or network shares and will notify you of file changes/access, deletions, modifications, and new files in real-time. You will be also able to set automation actions to execute an application/script when an event occurs.
Monitor Folder and File Changes
You can use Directory Monitor for the surveillance of certain directories with include and exclude filters per directory for file monitoring. Directory Monitor will notify you of file changes, deletions, modifications, and new files. It has the options to detect all files in subdirectories and changes to file attributes in local directories or network shares (including hidden/private shares). Whenever an event is detected Balloon notifications will alert and notify you about that chance and it will log all changes to a text file of your choice.
Directory Monitor Pro version provides some extra useful features. With the help of plugins, Directory Monitor Pro can send email notifications, write change logs to a database, alert by sound notifications and more. Directory Monitor Pro run in the background as a Windows service ad can also detect the user and application/process that made the changes. It can take snapshots to determine changes even when a share is down or the machine was off.
Download free Directory Monitor Portable for Windows.
Directory Monitor file size 5.8MB.
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