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How can I watch and log changes in my files?

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Mar 15, 202610657 views
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Some of my files mysteriously and randomly changes. I would like to know what/who caused it. Is it possible to watch the files and log any changes (like time, content before/after, and if possible the responsible process) in Windows XP? Or if not possible, is there a tool which does this?

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The Process Monitor utility will do that. Read all about it at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645. There are also lots of more narrowly focused applications available to monitor directory changes. A Powershell script is availab…

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