Monitor multiple hard drive using FileSystemWatcher - C#

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I want to create an Application using C# (Visual Studio 2008),My app process is expected to monitor the copy-paste file process that is doing by the current logged user.

But the problem is that,I give only one path to FileSystemWatcher object. I monitor my all drive. But it can't posible to handle to me.In my machine have multiple drive Ex : c:\, D:\, etc...
So how can i give to FileSystemWatcher.Path ???

I override onstart mathod on my services start.Code is under

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{
	FileSystemWatcher.path = "C:\\"
}

Any solution would get my great appreciation.
Thanks..

Posted 8-Aug-10 21:18pm

bonypatel

Updated 8-Aug-10 21:56pm

LittleYellowBird

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E.F. Nijboer · Answer 1 · 2010-08-08T23:01:00

Solution 1

You can simply use a FileSystemWatcher for each drive. Simply create a list or vector and for each drive you add a FileSystemWatcher.

Good luck!

Posted 8-Aug-10 23:01pm

E.F. Nijboer

bonypatel · Answer 2 · 2010-08-09T23:41:00

Answer from other guys, It helpful to other coder.

C#

protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
{

string[] drives = Environment.GetLogicalDrives();

_watchers = new FileSystemWatcher[drivers.Length];

int i = 0;

foreach (string strDrive in drives)

{

FileSystemWatcher _watcher = new FileSystemWatcher();

_watcher.Path = strDrive;

_watcher.Changed += new FileSystemEventHandler(FolderWatcherTest_Changed);

_watcher.Created += new FileSystemEventHandler(FolderWatcherTest_Created);

_watcher.Deleted += new FileSystemEventHandler(FolderWatcherTest_Deleted);

_watcher.Renamed += new RenamedEventHandler(FolderWatcherTest_Renamed);

_watchres[i] = watcher;

//Begin watching.
watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;

i++;

}

}