在普通机器上跟踪文件是一项乏味的任务；特别是如果您无法找到谁访问了您的文件以及何时访问了您的文件。普通(Common)机器会引发一个非常常见的问题，即在您不知情的情况下读取、更改、修改甚至删除文件。但是，您可以使用SoftPerfect 文件访问监控(SoftPerfect File Access Monitor)工具知道谁访问了您的文件。它是一款免费软件，可监控对您文件的访问并提供有关谁读取、删除、移动、写入或更改文件的详细历史记录。
文件访问监视器
文件访问监视器(File Access Monitor)基本上是一个简单的文件监视工具，它监视对文件的访问并提供有关谁读取、编写和操作它们的详细历史记录。您可以在文件服务器上使用文件访问监视器(File Access Monitor)来跟踪网络用户的活动，也可以在本地计算机上使用它来跟踪本地用户的文件访问。您会发现它类似于Windows审核功能。但是，该工具更易于使用，并提供灵活的报告功能和通知。
SoftPerfect 文件访问监视器(SoftPerfect File Access Monitor)有什么作用？
- 监控文件操作：创建、移动、删除、读取和写入文件。
- 记录远程用户对共享文件夹的访问。
- 跟踪(Keeps)本地用户访问的文件。
- 具有强大的过滤系统，可以包括或排除某些活动。
- 自包含 – 不需要旁边的数据库服务器。
跟踪(Keep)谁阅读和更改了您的文件
(Download)从网站下载文件访问监视器(File Access Monitor)工具。下载该工具只需很短的时间，因为它是非常小的软件。下载后，运行安装文件并安装该工具。该应用程序需要您在开始之前指定主机名和密码。如果您想监控自己的系统，请将选项保留为“localhost”。那么也不需要设置密码。但是，您也可以通过提供相同的 IP 地址和密码来访问其他计算机上的数据。
该工具的用户界面简单、小巧且易于导航。
您可以在该工具中查看系统上的所有文件和文件夹。
如果您想查看谁访问了您的文件，然后只需单击相应的文件。您可以在左侧窗口中查看统计信息。您可以查看详细信息，例如操作(Operation)（对文件做了什么）、用户(User)（谁使用它）、流程(Process)（用于执行操作的内容）和时间(Time)（访问它的时间）。
SoftPerfect 文件访问监视器(SoftPerfect File Access Monitor)工具顶部的功能区由文件(File)、视图(View)、工具(Tools)和帮助(Help)等选项卡组成。
在文件选项卡下，您可以在下拉菜单中看到“连接... ”。(Connect…)使用它，您可以通过指定主机名或 IP 地址连接到连接到网络的另一台机器或主机。您可以直接从菜单功能区第二行给出的选项卡访问“连接...(Connect…) ”功能。
如果单击“设置(Settings)”，您将看到以下窗口。您可以更改存储、电子邮件(E-mail)、过滤器(Filter)和操作(Operations)的设置。您甚至可以更改操作和输出的颜色代码。您可以直接从菜单功能区第二行给出的选项卡访问“设置(Settings)”功能。如果您没有足够的时间自行检查，您还可以将该工具设置为定期发送有关文件更改的电子邮件。
在“查看”选项卡下，您可以看到由“(View)过滤器(Filter)”和“刷新(Refresh)”组成的下拉菜单。
“过滤器(Filter)”功能使您能够根据对其执行的“操作”查看所有文件。您可以直接从菜单功能区第二行给出的选项卡访问“过滤器(Filter)”功能。“刷新(Refresh)”功能也是如此。
顶部菜单功能区中的下一个选项卡是“工具(Tools)”，您可以在其中执行SoftPerfect 文件访问监视器(SoftPerfect File Access Monitor)工具的两个功能。
您可以通过单击“按时间顺序”以按时间顺序格式监视文件访问(Chonological)。就像(Just)其他几个功能一样，您在菜单功能区的第二行也有此功能的快捷方式。在这里，您也可以根据操作、用户(User)、流程(Process)和时间(Time)等各种过滤器查看文件。
除此之外，该工具还有其他几个功能，您可以从其用户手册中了解这些功能。
文件访问监视器的特点
文件访问监视器(File Access Monitor)需要配置的东西最少，并且具有简单整洁的用户界面。这些功能非常简单且易于浏览。常用功能的快捷方式也使该工具易于使用。(Shortcuts)只需一个工具即可监视您机器上的文件以及另一台机器上的文件。统计中使用的颜色代码使您一眼就能轻松了解对文件执行的操作。
过滤器可以轻松监控文件访问以及是否存在任何安全漏洞。由于过滤器，可以监视在指定时间内对某个文件所做的修改。如果您没有足够的时间自行检查，您还可以将该工具设置为定期发送有关文件更改的电子邮件。
该工具带来的一个小不便是您需要刷新工具才能查看最近所做的更改。除了这个小不便之外，该工具中的所有内容都易于操作。
总而言之，文件访问监视器(File Access Monitor)是一个小工具，但包含许多强大的功能。这些功能使您可以查看在系统和服务器上执行的所有文件修改。此外，您还可以查看谁执行了这些修改（用户(User)）或执行操作的进程。
您可以从其主页(home page)(home page)下载免费软件。
Keep track of who read or changed files with File Access Monitor
Keeping track of files on a common machine is a tedious task; especially if you are not able to find who accessed your files and when. Common machines induce a very common problem of files being read, changed, modified, or even deleted without your knowledge. But, you can knоw who accessed your files, using SoftPerfect File Access Monitor tool. It is a freeware that monitors access to your files & provides a detailed history of who read, deleted, moved, wrote or changed files.
File Access Monitor
File Access Monitor is basically a simple file monitoring tool that monitors access to your files and provides a detailed history of who read, wrote and manipulated them. You can use File Access Monitor on a file server to track the network users’ activity, as well as on a local computer where it will track local users’ file access. You will find it similar to the Windows auditing features. However, the tool is much easier to use, and it provides flexible reporting capabilities and notifications.
What does the SoftPerfect File Access Monitor do?
- Monitors file actions: creating, moving, deleting, reading and writing to files.
- Records remote user access to shared folders.
- Keeps track of local users as to what files they access.
- Features a powerful filter system to include or exclude certain activities.
- Self-contained – doesn’t require a database server alongside.
Keep track of who read & changed your files
Download the File Access Monitor tool from the website. It takes very few moments to download the tool, as it’s very small-sized software. Once downloaded, run the setup file and install the tool. The application needs you to specify the hostname and password before you start. Keep the option as ‘localhost’ if you want to monitor your own system. Then there is no need to set up the password as well. However, you can access the data on other computers as well, by providing the IP address and password for the same.
The user interface of the tool is simple, small, and easy to navigate.
You can see all files and folders on your system in the tool.
If you want to see who accesses your files and then simply click on the respective files. You can see the statistics in the left-hand side window. You can see the details such as Operation (what was done to the file), User (who used it), Process (what was used to perform the action) and Time (when it was accessed).
The ribbon on the top of the SoftPerfect File Access Monitor tool consists of the tabs such as File, View, Tools, and Help.
Under File tab, you can see ‘Connect…’ in the drop-down menu. Using this, you can connect to another machine or host that is connected to your network by specifying the host name or the IP address. You can access ‘Connect…’ function directly from the tab given in the second line of menu ribbon.
If you click on the ‘Settings’, you will see the following window. You can change the settings for Storage, E-mail, Filter and Operations. You can even change the color codes for the actions and the output. You can access ‘Settings’ function directly from the tab given in the second line of menu ribbon. You can also set the tool to send regular emails regarding the changes in the files if you don’t have enough time to check by yourself.
Under ‘View’ tab, you can see a drop-down menu consisting of ‘Filter’ and ‘Refresh’.
The ‘Filter’ function gives you the ability to see all files based on the ‘Operation’ performed on it. You can access ‘Filter’ function directly from the tab given in the second line of the menu ribbon. The same goes for the ‘Refresh’ function.
The next tab in the top menu ribbon is ‘Tools’, where you can perform two functions of the SoftPerfect File Access Monitor tool.
You can monitor the file access in a chronological format by clicking on ‘Chonological’. Just like several other functions, you have a shortcut for this function as well in the second line of the menu ribbon. Here too, you can view files based on various filters such as Operations, User, Process and Time.
Apart from these, the tool has several other functions, which you can learn about from its user manual.
Features of File Access Monitor
File Access Monitor has minimum stuff to configure and has a simple and neat user interface. The functions are very straightforward and easy to navigate. Shortcuts for frequently used functions also make the tool user-friendly. It is possible to monitor the files on your machine as well as another machine with just a single tool. The color codes used in the statistics make it easy to understand the operation performed on a file, in a single glance.
The filters make it easy to monitor the file access and also if there are any security breaches. It is possible to monitor the modifications done to a certain file during a specified time due to the filters. You can also set the tool to send regular emails regarding the changes in the files if you don’t have enough time to check by yourself.
Just a small inconvenience caused in the tool is that you need to refresh the tool to view the changes made recently. Apart from this small inconvenience, everything in the tool is easy to operate.
On a concluding, File Access Monitor is a small tool but consists of many powerful features. These features let you view all file modifications performed on your system as well as on the server. Besides, you can also see who has performed these modifications (User) or eve the process that performed the operations.
You can download the freeware from its home page.
