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FolderWatch is a free, MIT-licensed Windows desktop utility by ALMARFELD for comparing a local folder with a saved JSON snapshot. Snapshots record relative paths, file sizes, modification times and SHA-256 hashes.

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  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

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  • Updated Nov 2026

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  • 3 releases last year3 last year

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  • Windows  Windows 10/11 x64. Self-contained portable ZIP; run FolderWatch.exe. No separate .NET runtime or WebView2 required.
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What is FolderWatch?

FolderWatch is a free, MIT-licensed Windows desktop utility by ALMARFELD for comparing a local folder with a saved JSON snapshot. Snapshots record relative paths, file sizes, modification times and SHA-256 hashes. Comparison separates added, removed, modified, unchanged and inaccessible entries, with read-failure diagnostics.

Include/exclude wildcard rules and optional development or temporary-file presets define the snapshot scope. Filter comparison results by status and export the visible results to CSV. Cancellation does not save an incomplete snapshot. It is an on-demand snapshot/comparison tool, not a background backup or a malware detector.

Version 1.1.1 is a self-contained portable ZIP for Windows 10/11 x64. Extract the whole archive and run FolderWatch.exe. No separate .NET runtime or WebView2 is required. Processing is local with no accounts or telemetry. The executable is not Authenticode signed.