FolderTrack is a service that will monitor and record all the changes you make to a file, folder or group of folders.

If you accidentally delete or edit an important file FolderTrack can save your bacon. If you had FolderTrack running you would be able to step back in time and see what the file looked like in the past and restore it.

The advantage of FolderTrack over a normal backup procedure is that FolderTrack is always monitoring changes and making backups where as a backup procedure usually runs overnight or one a day. So even if you can restore a problem file from backup you may lose a days worth of work, with FolderTrack you can get the file back exactly as you need it.

FolderTrack File History

You should checkout FolderTrack if you deal with very important documents that are edited often.  If this is the case it’s certain that eventually someone will make a mistake. Also if you deal with complicated documents where a single erroneous edit could take a long time to untangle FolderTrack could be useful.

A 30 day free trial available

FolderTrack Search Screen

FolderTrack is in some ways an application you hope you don’t have to use too often.  It’s comprised of a service which runs in the background monitoring the folders and files you have specified to track and an application you can use to search and retrieve historical versions.

You can search for version of files based on date or the category of file/directory you are interested in.

FolderTrack does not have a slick look and feel.  The user interface doesn’t have the standard buttons and controls that most other applications do.  Also it has an unusual brown color scheme.

These are minor points considering the problem that FolderTrack sets out to solve, although it’s fair to say the look and feel could be improved.

We found installing  and uninstalling FolderTrack easy and quick.

We look forward to hearing about updates from the publisher.

Tags: Windows