iWatch Alternatives

iWatch is described as 'realtime filesystem monitoring program. Its purpose is to monitor any changes in a specific directory or file and send email notification immediately after the change. This can be very useful to watch a sensible file or directory against any changes, like files' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are six alternatives to iWatch for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best alternative is WatchDirectory. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try DaemonFS or fseventer. Other great apps like iWatch are Watch 4 Folder, HDD Profiler and Tweakeze.

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iWatch

Free • Open Source
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iWatch is a realtime filesystem monitoring program. Its purpose is to monitor any changes in a specific directory or file...

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WatchDirectory
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
13 alternatives to WatchDirectory
WatchDirectory monitors a file system directory and performs tasks when certain conditions are met.
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1. Watch FolderWatchDirectory can monitor a folder and perform actions (send notification, upload file, etc.) when changes occur.
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DaemonFS
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Free • Open Source
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DaemonFS is a real time file monitoring software.

This tool lets you track modifications to your files. Every time a file gets modified, a notification launched from the tray icon appears.

This software may be used for reverse engineering, hard disk usage tracking, software ana.
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1. Watch FolderDaemonFS can monitor a folder and perform actions (send notification, upload file, etc.) when changes occur.
fseventer
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
8 alternatives to fseventer
Graphically observe filesystem changes using the same underlying API as Spotlight. One example of use could be to determine what files are changed via software installation, preferences, etc...
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Watch 4 Folder
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
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Watch 4 Folder is a simple to use, small and portable tool to monitor folders and file activities.

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HDD Profiler
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
6 alternatives to HDD Profiler
HDD-Profiler is a powerful HDD (Hard-Disk-Drive) profiling utility that will inform you which files/folders were created, modified, accessed or removed in certain areas of your hard disk by creating system snapshots.

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Tweakeze
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
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Tweakeze (tweak-easy) is a software tool designed to watch(monitor) changes on Microsoft Windows file system and Registry database.
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Tweakeze Features
1. PortableTweakeze can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Watch FolderTweakeze can monitor a folder and perform actions (send notification, upload file, etc.) when changes occur.
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WatchDirectory

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DaemonFS

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fseventer

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Watch 4 Folder

HDD Profiler

Tweakeze

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