Checking file/folder accesses

[b4u]

Hi,

I have a program that at some point gives me an error that it can't access a file/folder.

Since it is not much more specific, is there any other software, or any other way that I can check what files/folders it tries to access?

Something like a background app that I start, then enter the program that gives the error, do the click, then go back to check what it tried to access?

(Probably not ... but it's worth asking here ...)

Thanks

 

[janas19]

Did you install it to the default directory? Is it an older program that uses a FATS system, perhaps?

It will be hard to "check" exactly what a program does, other than the interface it comes with.

 

[Bubbaleone]

....Something like a background app that I start, then enter the program that gives the error, do the click, then go back to check what it tried to access?....

This utility, from Windows Sysinternals, will allow you to determine the problem process.

By Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell, Published: August 16, 2011: Process Monitor v2.96

This is quote from the Introduction:

Process Monitor is an advanced monitoring tool for Windows that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich and non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such session IDs and user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging to a file, and much more. Its uniquely powerful features will make Process Monitor a core utility in your system troubleshooting and malware hunting toolkit.