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We've compiled a list of 6 free and paid alternatives to Folder Monitor. The primary competitors include FolderChangesView, Directory Monitor. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between Folder Monitor and FSMonitor, DiskPulse, Free folder monitor. Also you can look at other similar options here: OS and Utilities.


FolderChangesView is a simple tool that monitors the folder or disk drive that you choose and lists...

Monitor and detect who is making changes to your directories and network shares in real-time.

FSMonitor is a macOS app that monitors all changes in the file system, including file creation...

DiskPulse is a real-time disk change monitoring solution allowing one to monitor one or more disks...

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

File system/directory monitoring utilities with loggin and task processing support (can execute...

FolderMonitor helps you monitor what happens in a folder.

Folder Monitor Platforms

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Folder Monitor Overview

(From official site)
When something changes you can get popup’s and sound alerts.
You can also execute commands based on the changes.
You can monitor local drives and server shares.
If a remote location is not reachable for a while, FolderMonitor will try to reconnect to the folder.
Multiple locations can be monitored. Notifications can pop up like this (when a new file was created).

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