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. Users and processes making the changes can also be detected and with the help of plugins, Directory Monitor also provides text logs, automation via script/application execution, emailing, writing to a database, sound notifications and more.
Features
Real-time monitoring of file modifications, deletions, renames, new files and file access.
Monitor local directories or network shares (including hidden/private shares).
Balloon notifications whenever an event is detected.
Options to detect all files in subdirectories and changes to file attributes.
Optionally execute an application/script when an event occurs.
Log all changes to a text file of your choice.
Include and exclude filters per directory.
Auto updating, backup import/export.
Run in the background as a Windows service (PRO).
Detect the user and application/process that made the changes (PRO).
Command-line version to run from the console (PRO).
Snapshots to determine changes even when a share is down or the machine was off (PRO).
Run external applications/scripts hidden and in the background (PRO).
Extend functionality with your own custom plugins using the SDK provided (PRO).
System Requirements
.NET Framework 4.0 (automatically installed)
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016/2019/2022
Home Page - https://directorymonitor.com/
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