watchDirectory

Monitor Folders with watchDirectory

Automate your repetitive tasks

WatchDirectory automates all your file-based tasks!

Just for example - you can tell watchDirectory to monitor a directory and automatically copy any new files to another location. Or perhaps have it compress (ZIP), email, upload or delete the files. This is all automatic! Never forget to copy that file again!

Run and Forget!

Select a predefined task, tailor it to your needs, then run it and stop worrying. Trust watchDirectory to monitor your directories and respond correctly, time after time.

WxRemote

Use the Wx Remote Control Center to start and stop your WatchDirectory and WatchFTP tasks from one central location - Your Helpdesk.

Also included is a small webserver so you can start and stop task from a browser or your mobile phone!

Save time!

Never have to manually check that directory again! watchDirectory does it for you!
10 minutes saved per day equals 60 hours per year! How much is your time worth?

Real-time response!

watchDirectory responds in real time, as soon a directory changes.
Compare that to manually checking the same directories twice daily - you could be 4 hours late!

More Information

Do the Guided Tour with screen shots.
Technical Info, for those interested in Bits&Bytes.

React to Changes!

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watchDirectory responds to changes in monitored folders by performing a user-defined task. Choose from a list of more than 10 pre-defined tasks to automate your most common business needs.

The list even includes an all-purpose task that lets you run powerful batch (.bat/.cmd) files or Visual Basic Scripts. These let you run thousands of programs, and perform a nearly unlimited number of actions.

watchDirectory is a powerful way to save time and money by automating your most repetitive computer tasks. Click any of the tasks below to see what we mean…

Automatically Sort Files
Copy files to multiple locations.
Automatically play a sound for new Files
NEW: Play a WAV sound when new files are detected.
Automatically Email when files are created/deleted
Receive E-Mail notifications for new files.
Automatically Delete Files
Tired of deleting temporary files manually? Do you want certain files deleted when they are 7 days old?
Automatically Upload (ftp) Files
Publish your files on the Web!
Automatically create thumbnails for your pictures
Smaller pictures load faster on the Web.
Automatically Generate HTML
Create a gallery for your pictures.
Automatically Generate auditing reports for changed/deleted files (Who Did It?)
Automatically start .bat scripts
Automate Everything!
Automatically Compress (zip) files
Save diskspace.
Automatically Uncompress (unzip) files
Automatically Copy Files

More plugins will be added in the future. All plugins are free for our customers!

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Evaluate a fully-functional copy of watchDirectory, free for 30 days. Contact us if you need more time.

German language version available.

French language version available.

Spanish language version available.

(watchDirectory is designed to run on
Microsoft© Windows® 7/8/10/2008/2012/2016/2019)

Buy Risk-Free

Buy Now!

Choose between the watchDirectory Standard and Professional editions, then click Buy Now to purchase your copy.

Your purchase is risk-free! Not only can you evaluate watchDirectory for 30 days, but we also have a 30-day Money-back guarantee.

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Current version 4.9.5

Standard edition $79 (US Dollar)
Professional edition $149 (US Dollar)
Volume discounts available

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Or download the 30 day evaluation version of watchDirectory (~10 MB)

platforms Windows® XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/10/2012/2016/2019

Customer testimonial
Watchdirectory has saved dictationstore.com, Inc. thousands of dollars in development costs. We needed a way to provide multiple automated back-end processes for each one of our customers. When we looked at the costs to code these processes into our applications it was outrageous - and what if the customer needed something changed?Complete testimonial

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15% Discount on our programs until the end of August 2019
The new European Privacy Law (GDPR / AVG)
20% Discount on all our programs and upgrades
WatchDirectory v4.9.5 released
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Convert your postscript files to PDF
Automatically Convert PostScript to PDF using watchDirectory as a low cost alternative to Adobe® Acrobat® Distiller®
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Do you want email notifications when directories change?
Let watchDirectory automatically email you when files are deleted, added or changed in a directory. You have complete control on the appearance of the email. Supports HTML email as well!
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Monitor the size of your folders
Automatically delete (or move) files from the monitored directory when it is filling up. Allow a maximum of X files or megabytes, and watchDirectory will (re)move the oldest.
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Send email for old files!
Receive email notifications for old files - great for workflow (e.g. warn John that he didn't process the file, and CC yourself and his colleagues...).
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