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Here you will learn how to add a folder to start monitoring the events that occur in that folder.
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In this session I've created a dummy folder named C:\Test. In this folder, I will put new files and folders, delete and modify files.
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Now add C:\Test to your DirMonitor File as you've learned in Getting Started
If you want, you can minimize DirMonitor.
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When you're done, add a file to the folder (for example: right-click and choose New|[some filetype]).
I've added a new Text File to C:\Test.
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After a while (this interval can be set in Preferences)DirMonitor will register the changes in C:\Test. If you've minimized DirMonitor, you'll notice a hint popping up, informing you of the event.
The delay is necessary to ensure system stability when there are many changes.
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If you see the hint, you can maximize DirMonitor by clicking that hint. Otherwhise, right-click on the icon and choose Show.
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You'll notice that the Watch in the list of your DirMonitor File is colored red. This means an event happened within the last 5 minutes.
If you click the entry and hold your mouse above it, a hint will appear telling you which event has occured.
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To view a log of all events of the monitored folders/files, just double-click the folder/file.
Here you have an overview of all activities in the monitored folder.
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As an example, I'll discuss the following Log:
It appears that 3 events have occured.
- In the first column you see the file/folder that has changed.
- The second column contains the action.
- The column named Event Time contains the time when this event occured.
- The last column contains the name of the person who's changed the file/folder.(registration needed)
- The other columns contain other useful information about the file/folder.
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| In the following session |
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