PRTG Manual: Local Folder Sensor
The Local Folder sensor monitors a local folder on a probe system.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: Lokale Map
- French: Dossier local
- German: Lokaler Ordner
- Japanese: ローカルフォルダー
- Portuguese: Pasta local
- Russian: Локальная папка
- Simplified Chinese: 本地文件夹
- Spanish: Carpeta local
- You can create this sensor only on a probe device.
- This sensor supports IPv6.
- This sensor has a low performance impact.
Setting |
Description |
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Sensor Name |
Enter a name to identify the sensor. By default, PRTG shows this name in the device tree, as well as in alarms, logs, notifications, reports, maps, libraries, and tickets. If the name contains angle brackets (<>), PRTG replaces them with braces ({}) for security reasons. For more information, see the Knowledge Base: What security features does PRTG include? |
Parent Tags |
The tags that the sensor inherits from its parent device, parent group, and parent probe. This setting is for your information only. You cannot change it. |
Tags |
Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited. It is not possible to enter tags with a leading plus (+) or minus (-) sign, nor tags with parentheses (()) or angle brackets (<>). For performance reasons, it can take some minutes until you can filter for new tags that you added. The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
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Priority |
Select a priority for the sensor. This setting determines the position of the sensor in lists. The highest priority is at the top of a list. Choose from the lowest priority () to the highest priority (). |
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Path |
Enter the path of the folder that you want to monitor. For example, enter C:\Windows. The folder must exist on the probe system. The sensor only supports local paths. |
Timeout (Sec.) |
Enter a timeout in seconds. If the scan of the folder takes longer, the sensor cancels the request and shows an error message. If two consecutive scans fail, the sensor shows the Down status. The default value is 300 seconds (5 minutes). The maximum value is 1079 seconds (17 minutes and 59 seconds). |
Recurse Subfolders |
Specify if the sensor includes subfolders in the folder monitoring:
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Filter by File Name |
Select if you want to filter by file name:
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File Filter |
This setting is only visible if you select Include filter or Exclude filter above. Enter a comma-separated list of file names, file formats, or patterns you want to filter for. For example, '*.pdf, *.docx' includes or excludes files with the file formats .pdf or .docx. The file filter is not case-sensitive and supports wildcards (*). |
Filter by File Age |
Select if you want to filter by file age:
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Newer Than |
This setting is only visible if you select Enable above. Enter a file age. The sensor only counts files that are younger than this age. Leave this field empty if you only want to filter for files with the Older Than setting. |
Older Than |
This setting is only visible if you select Enable above. Enter a file age. The sensor only counts files that are older than this age. Leave this field empty if you only want to filter for files with the Newer Than setting. |
File Age Filter Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Enable above. Select the time unit that you want to use for Filter by File Age:
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, the last value of the primary channel is always displayed below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor. You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab. |
Graph Type |
Define how different channels are shown for this sensor:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. All channels with this unit are stacked on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
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Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
This option is not available when the sensor runs on the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance. In a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
The minimum scanning interval of this sensor is 1 minute.
The recommended scanning interval of this sensor is 5 minutes.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Scanning Interval.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
You cannot interrupt the inheritance for schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. The corresponding settings from the parent objects are always active. However, you can define additional schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. They are active at the same time as the parent objects' settings.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window (default).
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Access Rights.
Which channel units are available depends on the sensor type and the available parameters. If no configurable channels are available, this field shows No configurable channels.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Channel Unit Configuration.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
File Count |
The number of files in the folder The sensor counts all files in a folder, including hidden files. This channel is the primary channel by default. |
Folder Count |
The number of folders |
Folder Size |
The folder size |
Newest File |
The time since the newest modification of a file in the folder (newest file) The sensor shows a negative value if the date of a modified file is in the future. |
Oldest File |
The time since the oldest modification of a file in the folder (oldest file) |
KNOWLEDGE BASE
What security features does PRTG include?