Sometimes you may want to monitor file access to the computer system, for instance after installing a new program to check if and how it interacts with data on the hard drive. Moo0 FileMonitor is a free file monitoring software for the Windows operating system. The program is available as a portable version and installer. [...]

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Size matters, sometimes. In computing, it can be important to keep a tap on a computer system’s free storage space and computer memory usage. We have reviewed file monitoring applications in the past, like the folder monitoring app Watch 4 Folder or What Changed. Size Matters offers a different approach as it monitors files for [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

It can sometimes be important to monitor a folder in the Windows operating system to receive notifications if files are changed, added or deleted to it. The Folder Spy is a handy portable software program for Windows that can be used to monitor specific folders and their files. Folder Spy offers several advanced features despite [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Windows freeware Disk Pulse monitors file changes on connected and configured hard drives. This can be interesting for several purposes including monitoring installations of software, server environments or security. Disk Pulse is initially configured to monitor file changes of the main hard drive of the computer system. It is possible to add, edit or delete [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

I was always puzzled that Microsoft did not integrate a software into Windows that would monitor specific folders for file changes and list the changes in a table to provide the user with means to analyze those changes. An application like this that would probably even pop up in real time informing the user that [...]

Categories: Security, Software, Windows

It is no secret that companies like Logistep are monitoring p2p networks to sue file sharers who are offering software from clients like Zuxxez, a German company who recently sued 500 British p2p users claiming that they illegally distributed the game Dream Pinball 3D. The website Torrentfreak got their hands on a copy of one of those letters that have been send out which details the process of how Logistep determines which users are illegally distributing the game.

Categories: P2p, Security

Notify is a small freeware application for windows that monitors files and directories that you specify and notifies you when those are changed. The small size of 15 Kb makes it an ideal background task, it uses almost no cpu time and little memory.

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