What's new in FolderChangesView 2.35
Mar 29, 2023
- Added 'Black Background' option (Under the View menu). When it's turned on, the main table is displayed in black background and white text, instead of default system colors.
- Added option to change the sorting column from the menu (View -> Sort By). Like the column header click sorting, if you click again the same sorting menu item, it'll switch between ascending and descending order. Also, if you hold down the shift key while choosing the sort menu item, you'll get a secondary sorting.
- Added 'Sort By' dropdown to the toolbar.
- Updated to work properly in high DPI mode.
New in FolderChangesView 2.32 (Aug 1, 2020)
- Fixed the /cfg command-line option to load the .cfg file from the current directory if full path is not specified.
New in FolderChangesView 2.31 (Oct 17, 2019)
- Fixed bug: FolderChangesView crashed or freezed when the base monitored folder was deleted. Also, the folder was not deleted properly because the handle to the monitored folder remained open in FolderChangesView...
- Be aware that now if the base folder is deleted, FolderChangesView automatically stop monitoring the deleted folder and if the folder is recreated, you have to manually start the folder monitoring again.
- Fixed the accelerator key of 'Open Folder In Explorer' option (F2 instead of Ctrl+F, which is is used by the find option).
New in FolderChangesView 2.30 (Sep 25, 2019)
- You can now specify "*." in the include/exclude wildcard fields in order to include or exclude files without extension.
New in FolderChangesView 2.28 (Aug 26, 2019)
- Fixed bug: FolderChangesView activated the alert (sound/tray balloon) for items that are not visible according to the file size filter.
New in FolderChangesView 2.27 (Apr 25, 2019)
- Version 2.27:
- Added 'Add Header Line To CSV/Tab-Delimited File' option (Turned on by default).
New in FolderChangesView 2.26 (Dec 9, 2018)
- Decreased the height of the 'Choose Folder' window for viewing it properly in 1366x768 resolution.
New in FolderChangesView 2.25 (Dec 3, 2018)
- Added option to execute a command when there is a new item or existing item is updated. (In 'Choose Folder' window)
- You can use the following variables in the command string: %Filename%, %FullPath%, %Extension%, %FileOwner%, %ModifiedCount%, %CreatedCount%, %DeletedCount%, %RenamedCount%, %FirstEventTime%, %LastEventTime%, %FileSize%, %ModifiedTime%, %CreatedTime%, %EntryModifiedTime%, %Attributes%
- Command example: c:tempmyexe.exe "%FullPath%" "%FileOwner%" "%LastEventTime%"
New in FolderChangesView 2.20 (Dec 12, 2017)
- Added 'Quick Filter' feature (View -> Use Quick Filter or Ctrl+Q). When it's turned on, you can type a string in the text-box added under the toolbar and FolderChangesView will instantly filter the folder changes table, showing only items that contain the string you typed.
New in FolderChangesView 2.15 (Nov 22, 2017)
- Added option to hide items that are not active more than xx seconds. (According to the 'Last Event Time')
New in FolderChangesView 2.12 (Oct 5, 2017)
- Automatic export feature: You can now choose to generate a new filename on every session (When you close the program and then run it again) or on every save. You can also generate a filename with date/time (e.g: fcv20170922221254.csv) instead of numeric counter
New in FolderChangesView 2.11 (Aug 3, 2017)
- Added 'Start As Hidden' option (Available only when 'Put Icon On Tray' is turned on): When this option is turned on, FolderChangesView starts the folder monitoring instantly, without displaying any user interface.
New in FolderChangesView 2.10 (Feb 27, 2017)
- Added new option to the automatic export feature: Don't overwrite a file created in previous sessions, but create a new filename with numeric counter. For example: If you specify 'c:tempfcv.txt' as export filename, the first created file will be 'c:tempfcv_1.txt'. After you exit from FolderChangesView and then run it again, the next file will be 'c:tempfcv_2.txt', and so on...
New in FolderChangesView 2.05 (Feb 2, 2017)
- Added 'Retrieve Entry Modified' option. When it's turned on, the entry modified time of every file is retrieved and displayed in the 'Entry Modified Time' column. (Available only on Windows Vista or later with NTFS file system).
New in FolderChangesView 2.00 (Dec 2, 2016)
- Added 'Show Tray Balloon On Every Change' option (Available only when 'Put Icon On Tray' option is turned on).
New in FolderChangesView 1.95 (Aug 8, 2016)
- Added 'Renamed Count' column, which displays the number of times that a file was renamed
New in FolderChangesView 1.90 (Jun 9, 2016)
- Added option to play a sound on every change (In 'Choose Folder' window)
New in FolderChangesView 1.88 (May 23, 2016)
- Added AutoComplete support for the export filename text-box
New in FolderChangesView 1.87 (Apr 28, 2016)
- Added new option to the automatic export feature: 'Export to a file only when there is a change since the previous export'.
New in FolderChangesView 1.86 (Apr 13, 2016)
- You can now choose the desired encoding (ANSI, UTF-8, UTF-16) to save the csv/xml/text/html files. (Under the Options menu)
New in FolderChangesView 1.85 (Mar 21, 2016)
- Added Folder Summary Mode - Show only folders instead of displaying every file
New in FolderChangesView 1.82 (Feb 14, 2016)
- Added 'New FolderChangesView Instance' under the File menu, for opening a new window of FolderChangesView.
New in FolderChangesView 1.81 (Dec 16, 2015)
- Explorer context menu inside FolderChangesView: When you right-click on a single item while holding down the shift key, FolderChangesView now displays the context menu of Windows Explorer, instead of the FolderChangesView context menu. This feature only works for existing files
New in FolderChangesView 1.80 (Oct 13, 2015)
- You can now specify multiple drives or folders to monitor, in a comma-delimited list
New in FolderChangesView 1.76 (Sep 25, 2015)
- Added 'Auto Size Columns On Every Update' option
New in FolderChangesView 1.75 (Jul 3, 2015)
- Added option to export folder changes to a file every xx seconds
New in FolderChangesView 1.71 (Apr 27, 2015)
- Fixed bug: 'Open Folder In Explorer' failed to work properly on deleted files
New in FolderChangesView 1.70 (Apr 3, 2015)
- Added 'Copy Filenames' option.
New in FolderChangesView 1.68 (Jan 17, 2015)
- The monitored folder is now displayed in the title bar of FolderChangesView window.
New in FolderChangesView 1.67 (Dec 29, 2014)
- Added 'Choose Base Folder' to the toolbar.
New in FolderChangesView 1.66 (Nov 6, 2014)
- Fixed FolderChangesView to handle daylight saving time properly, like Explorer on Windows 7.
New in FolderChangesView 1.65 (Jul 23, 2014)
- Added "Don't show files that match the following wildcards" option.
New in FolderChangesView 1.64 (Jun 27, 2014)
- Added 'Always On Top' option.
New in FolderChangesView 1.63 (Apr 17, 2014)
- Added 'File Properties' option, which displays the file properties window of Windows Explorer
New in FolderChangesView 1.62 (Mar 24, 2014)
- Added 'Explorer Copy' option (Ctrl+E), which allows you to copy one or more files and then paste them into opened folder in Windows Explorer.
- Folders are now displayed with a folder icon.
New in FolderChangesView 1.61 (Dec 27, 2013)
- Added 'Clear Recent Files List' option to the 'Open Recent Configuration' menu
New in FolderChangesView 1.60 (Dec 4, 2013)
- Added 'Keep last size/time information of deleted files' option.
- Added option to display only files with the specified size range.
- Added 'Sort On Every Update' option.
New in FolderChangesView 1.55 (Oct 31, 2013)
- You can now start monitoring folders with the last 5 configurations you saved, directly from the tray menu.
- Added 'Show Choose Folder Window On Start' option. You can turn it off if you don't want that the 'Choose Folder' window will appear when you start FolderChangesView.
New in FolderChangesView 1.50 (Sep 18, 2013)
- Added new columns: 'File Size', 'Modified Time', and 'Created Time', which displays the current date/time and size of the specified file
- Added 'Open Recent Configuration' menu, which allows you to easily load the last 10 configurations you previously saved
- Added /cfg command-line option, which instructs FolderChangesView to use a config file in another location instead if the default config file, for example
- FolderChangesView.exe /cfg "%AppData%\FolderChangesView.cfg"
New in FolderChangesView 1.40 (Aug 26, 2013)
- Added option to save and load the entire configuration of FolderChangesView ('Save Configuration' and 'Load Configuration' under the File menu).
New in FolderChangesView 1.35 (Jul 8, 2013)
- Added option to show only files that match to the specified wildcards. (For example: *.html, *.xml)
New in FolderChangesView 1.30 (Jun 26, 2013)
- You can now specify one or more folders (in comma-delimited list) to exclude. Wildcards are also allowed. For example: in order to exclude all files under C:\Program Files and its subfolders, you should specify: C:\Program Files
New in FolderChangesView 1.26 (Jun 5, 2013)
- You can now specify environment variables (For example: %appdata%) in the folder path to monitor.
- Fixed bug: When specifying wrong folder, FolderChangesView entered into monitor mode without allowing you to stop it.
New in FolderChangesView 1.25 (May 20, 2013)
- Added 'Automatically Scroll Down On New Items' option
New in FolderChangesView 1.22 (Apr 5, 2013)
- Fixed the flickering problem on Windows 7
New in FolderChangesView 1.21 (Feb 11, 2013)
- Added 'Mark Odd/Even Rows' option, under the View menu. When it's turned on, the odd and even rows are displayed in different color, to make it easier to read a single line.
- Added 'Add Header Line To CSV/Tab-Delimited File' option. When this option is turned on, the column names are added as the first line when you export to csv or tab-delimited file.
New in FolderChangesView 1.20 (Oct 17, 2012)
- Added 'File Owner' column, which displays the owner of the specified file.
New in FolderChangesView 1.16 (Sep 21, 2012)
- Fixed issue: The properties and the 'Choose Folder' windows opened in the wrong monitor, on multi-monitors system.
New in FolderChangesView 1.15 (Sep 5, 2012)
- Added 'Put Icon On Tray' option.
New in FolderChangesView 1.10 (Jul 27, 2012)
- Added new command-line options: /Start, /BaseFolder and /MonitorSubfolders
- The 'Choose Folder' options are now saved in the .cfg file
New in FolderChangesView 1.05 (Jul 10, 2012)
- Added 'Open Folder In Explorer' option.
- Added 'Clear All Items' option, to clear all items without stopping and then starting again.
- Fixed bug: The extension column displayed incorrect string for files located inside folders with a dot character.