Manage the Windows file system with the FileMon program
On Windows operating system there is a file system. Such a system is understood as the defining method of storing, organizing and naming data on storage media in computers. File systems come in different types. For example, there are NTFS and FAT systems. There are many ways to manage and monitor the file system. You can use standard Windows tools. You can manage your computer's file system, for example, using the Windows operating system task manager. With Task Manager, you can manage files, processes, as well as their activities and other such things. But today we will not talk about standard Windows tools. We will look at a program for monitoring and tracking the operation of the file system. The program is called FileMon.
FileMon is positioned by its developers as a powerful tool for working with a computer's file system. This program is free. It is suitable for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems. The latest version of this program was released at the end of 2006.
The main feature of the FileMon program is to control and monitor the activity of the Windows OS file system. In addition to this, FileMon displays all active processes in real time.
What does all this give to the user? Operation of programs and dynamic libraries, the ability to correct some critical errors in system files, the ability to view changes in the event log. The latter feature allows you to detect spyware and other suspicious virus files. Initially, the FileMon program belonged to Sysinternals, but then it was bought by Microsoft. After this, the FileMon program ceased to develop, and all its capabilities, Microsoft https://technet.microsoft.com/ru-ru/sysinternals/bb896645 directed to another similar utility called Process Monitor. But you can still download and use the FileMon program.
Download FileMon for free
Download the program from the official website https://learn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/previous-versions/bb896645(v=msdn.10)?redirectedfrom=MSDN
