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Directory MonitorFolderChangesView
Freemium

Free download, with a paid PRO edition available.

 Free

Freeware from NirSoft; it may not be sold or bundled with commercial products.

Windows Windows
  • Real-time alerts for new, changed, renamed, deleted and accessed files
  • Can identify the user and process that made a change
  • Monitors local drives and network shares
  • Per-file counts of creates, modifications, deletions and renames
  • Windows only
  • Some features require the paid PRO edition
  • Only records changes while it is running
  • If the monitored base folder is deleted, monitoring stops and must be restarted manually
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License: Freeware
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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