FolderMonitoring

This PowerShell script monitors a specified folder and waits for files to be added. Once a file is detected, the script logs the event and displays a message before pausing.

Features

Monitor a specified folder for new files
Log detected files with a timestamp
Display a progress bar during monitoring
Alert when a file is detected

Prerequisites

You will need PowerShell installed on your system.

Usage

Open the script in a text editor.
Modify the $Seconds variable to set the interval (in seconds) to monitor the folder.
Save the changes and run the script in PowerShell.
```
.\FolderMonitoring.ps1
```
When prompted, enter the folder path you want to monitor.

Example

For example, to monitor the folder every 5 seconds, you would configure the script like this:

$Seconds = 5 # Interval of seconds to monitor.

Script Overview

The script runs in a loop, monitoring the specified folder. It uses Get-ChildItem to count the number of files in the folder. If there are no new files since the script started, it displays a progress bar and sleeps for the specified interval before checking again.

When a file is detected, the script logs the event with a timestamp in the specified log file (log.log by default) and exits the loop. It then displays a message indicating that a change has occurred.

Log File

The log file (log.log) will be created in the same directory as the script. Each log entry includes a timestamp and the name of the detected file.

Requirements

PowerShell *Ubuntu and other Linux also work if PowerShell is installed.

License

MIT

Author

Kenta Goto

KentaGoto / FolderMonitoring