Directory Defender : Prevent folders from being moved accidentally on your computer or File Server with the help of this practical and intuitive utility
Directory Defender is a practical and user-friendly software solution created to ensure no folders are accidentally moved on your File Server and even your computer, by preventing such actions altogether.
Intuitive and clear-cut usage
The program installs quickly and without any noteworthy events, allowing you to configure it immediately after, in order to benefit from its features as soon as possible.Once you have defined its functioning parameters, Directory Defender will be on the lookout for any folder moves, monitoring their occurrence and displaying an error message whenever someone attempts it.
Protect File Server folders from accidental moves
It is not uncommon for multiple people to have access to the same Windows File Server and in their rush to get to the file they need, to accidentally drag and drop folders from one place to the other, ruining the initial structure and making it difficult, if not impossible, for other users to find it later on.In order to make sure it never happens again, Directory Defender comes to your assistance. You can use it to deny this type of access to network and local users, thus preventing them from moving any folder. In addition, you can define the a time interval for checking for changes, so that if you disable this protection, it will propagate in a given amount of seconds.Once you apply the changes to the File Server, the utility will constantly monitor folders and display an error message, should someone try to move a directory, informing them that the group policy forbids them from performing that specific action.
A handy tool for preventing folders from being moved
To conclude, Directory Defender is a useful and reliable application that can save you a lot of trouble by ensuring folders remain in the same path where you placed them, blocking local and network users from moving them.
Windows 10 64 bit / Windows 10 / Windows Server 2012 / Windows 2008 R2 / Windows 2008 64 bit / Windows 2008 / Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 8 / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7 / Windows Vista 64 bit / Windows Vista
Directory Defender runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Time-limited Trial
license
— the installer is 19.8 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
General.
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