Portable NetShareMonitor

This is the portable edition of NetShareMonitor, an intuitive and handy utility designed to help users keep track of files, folders and drives shared over the network by monitoring statistics. It does not require prior experience with networking software, making it ideal for novices.

Since installation is not prerequisite, the executable file can be saved to any part of the hard disk in order to run it, as well as copied to a removable storage unit and used on any PC effortlessly, without installing anything beforehand. More importantly, the tool does not modify Windows registry settings.

NetShareMonitor adopts a neatly organized interface, represented by a standard window divided into three main areas, for viewing active sessions, accessed and shared files, respectively. These sections are immediately populated with information at startup.

Active sessions details include the remote host, user name, total opened files, along with the start, active and idle time. As far as accessed files are concerned, NetShareMonitor displays the path, user name, date and time of access, together with the access type for each file. Double-clicking the entry opens its location in Windows Explorer.

Last but not least, shared files information contains the name, description, total connections, and full path for each item. This data can be exported to HTML, XML or CSV format, while log details can be generated for the active sessions and accessed files.

The tool shows accurate details and leaves a small footprint on system resources. We have not come across any problems throughout our tests, as NetShareMonitor did not hang, crash or show errors. It gets the job done and can be easily used, although it does not feature advanced settings.