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Here is a simple file system watcher for windows. I wrote a script to monitor a folder for a specific purpose, but then thought to make this a generic tool so someone will benefit if I host in GitHub.

Find full project at https://github.com/ninethsense/FolderWatcher

Source Code:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    toolStripLabel.Text = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop);
    StartMonitoring();
}
private void StartMonitoring()
{
    watcher = new FileSystemWatcher(toolStripLabel.Text)
    {
        IncludeSubdirectories = true,
        EnableRaisingEvents = true
    };
    watcher.Created += Watcher_Handler;
    watcher.Deleted += Watcher_Handler;
    watcher.Renamed += Watcher_Handler;
    watcher.Changed += Watcher_Handler;
}
private void Watcher_Handler(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e)
{
    Invoke(new Action(() =>
    {
        listBoxLog.Items.Add($"[{DateTime.Now}][{e.ChangeType}] {e.FullPath}");
    }));
}
private void ToolStripClearButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    listBoxLog.Items.Clear();
}
private void ToolStripChooseFolderButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = false;
    folderBrowserDialog.SelectedPath = toolStripLabel.Text;
    var dlg = folderBrowserDialog.ShowDialog();

    if (dlg == DialogResult.OK)
    {
        string OldPath = toolStripLabel.Text;
        try
        {
            watcher.Path = folderBrowserDialog.SelectedPath;
            watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
        } catch (FileNotFoundException ex)
        {
            toolStripLabel.Text = OldPath;
            watcher.Path = OldPath;
            MessageBox.Show($"Seems you don't have permission to access folder        {folderBrowserDialog.SelectedPath}. Try starting this app as Administrator\n\nDetails:\n{ex.Message}", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK);
            watcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
        }
            toolStripLabel.Text = watcher.Path;

    }
}