Free folder monitor Alternatives

Free folder monitor is described as 'Keep track of all changes in files, folders & applications in your system for analysis and diagnosis' and is an app. There are six alternatives to Free folder monitor for Windows and Mac. The best alternative is FolderChangesView. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Directory Monitor or File Watcher Utlities. Other great apps like Free folder monitor are FSMonitor, Folder Monitor and DiskPulse.

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Free folder monitor

Free • Proprietary
Windows

Keep track of all changes in files, folders & applications in your system for analysis and diagnosis

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FolderChangesView
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
6 alternatives to FolderChangesView
FolderChangesView is a simple tool that monitors the folder or disk drive that you choose and lists every filename that is being modified, created, or deleted while the folder is being monitored
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FolderChangesView Features
1. PortableFolderChangesView can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Directory Monitor
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
6 alternatives to Directory Monitor
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.
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Directory Monitor Features
1. PortableDirectory Monitor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Change Monitor
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File Watcher Utlities
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Free • Open Source
File Manager
Windows
8 alternatives to File Watcher Utlities
File system/directory monitoring utilities with loggin and task processing support (can execute files or make a WCF service call). Multiple configuration options. Source code libraries can be used to create a custom file system monitor.
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File Watcher Utlities Features
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FSMonitor
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
7 alternatives to FSMonitor
FSMonitor is a macOS app that monitors all changes in the file system, including file creation, deletion, change of content, renames, and change of attributes. It provides different display modes to to examine the list of changed files.
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Monitor File Changes
Folder Monitor
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
7 alternatives to Folder Monitor
FolderMonitor helps you monitor what happens in a folder.

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DiskPulse
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
6 alternatives to DiskPulse
DiskPulse is a real-time disk change monitoring solution allowing one to monitor one or more disks or directories, save reports and disk change monitoring statistics.

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