Folder Watcher · Screenshots

Automation Workshop includes File & Folder Watcher, an advanced monitor capable of detecting wide variety of changes in folders, and initiating the Task designed to automatically take care of the situation at hand · See more Remote File Watchers · Video tutorials

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File & Folder Watcher can be effectively linked with the Actions that will know which files have triggered the process, and to use these files as part of automatic response to situation, that can be really versatile (e.g., send these files as attachments, notify administrator, copy, backup, compress, delete, open, print or run one of other Actions that can either do something with monitored file or perform some other Task).

Monitor files
Monitor for new, deleted, modified or renamed files to start a Task when changes are detected…

Monitor folders
Monitor for new, deleted, modified or renamed folders to respond automatically when detected…

Watch subdirectories
Monitor for changes not only in current directory, but also recursively in its subdirectories…

Monitor file changes
Watch folder for changes in file contents and take an automated action when detected…

Monitor folder changes
Watch folder for changes when files are added or deleted, and respond automatically…

Monitor new folders
Watch folder for creation of new folders and, when detected, launch an automated task…

In the context of Task automation it is only the first step to set up file and folder monitoring. When the changes are detected, the Task reacts to them by performing user selected Actions, such as copy, delete and rename file, as well as compress files and more…

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• Watch files using File Watcher and send as email attachments
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