PowerShell File System Watcher

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# Powershell FileSystemWatcher
# By BigTeddy 05 September 2011
#
# This script uses the .NET FileSystemWatcher class to monitor file events in folder(s).
# The advantage of this method over using WMI eventing is that this can monitor sub-folders.
# The -Action parameter can contain any valid Powershell commands.  I have just included two for example.
# The script can be set to a wildcard filter, and IncludeSubdirectories can be changed to $true.
# You need not subscribe to all three types of event.  All three are shown for example.
#
# https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Powershell-FileSystemWatche-dfd7084b
# Version 1.1
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$folder = 'c:\scripts\test' # Enter the root path you want to monitor.
$filter = '*.*'  # You can enter a wildcard filter here.
$outlog - 'c:\scripts\filechange\outlog.txt' # logfile

# In the following line, you can change 'IncludeSubdirectories to $true if required.
$fsw = New-Object IO.FileSystemWatcher $folder, $filter -Property @{
    IncludeSubdirectories = $false;NotifyFilter = [IO.NotifyFilters]'FileName, LastWrite'
}

# Here, all three events are registerd. You need only subscribe to events that
# you need:

Register-ObjectEvent $fsw Created -SourceIdentifier FileCreated -Action
{
    $name = $Event.SourceEventArgs.Name
    $changeType = $Event.SourceEventArgs.ChangeType
    $timeStamp = $Event.TimeGenerated
    Write-Host "The file '$name' was $changeType at $timeStamp" -fore green
    Out-File -FilePath $outlog -Append -InputObject "The file '$name' was $changeType at $timeStamp"
}

Register-ObjectEvent $fsw Deleted -SourceIdentifier FileDeleted -Action
{
    $name = $Event.SourceEventArgs.Name
    $changeType = $Event.SourceEventArgs.ChangeType
    $timeStamp = $Event.TimeGenerated
    Write-Host "The file '$name' was $changeType at $timeStamp" -fore red
    Out-File -FilePath $outlog -Append -InputObject "The file '$name' was $changeType at $timeStamp"
}

Register-ObjectEvent $fsw Changed -SourceIdentifier FileChanged -Action
{
    $name = $Event.SourceEventArgs.Name
    $changeType = $Event.SourceEventArgs.ChangeType
    $timeStamp = $Event.TimeGenerated
    Write-Host "The file '$name' was $changeType at $timeStamp" -fore white
    Out-File -FilePath $outlog -Append -InputObject "The file '$name' was $changeType at $timeStamp"
}

# To stop the monitoring, run the following commands:
# Unregister-Event FileDeleted
# Unregister-Event FileCreated
# Unregister-Event FileChanged