how to monitor file & folder change in windows

Question

hi friends,

I want to know which 'user' change which file/folder, how to setting? where can view what has change and who to do this change?

the OS is windows server 2016

Answer 1

Enable file auditing to record events into the security eventlog.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/apply-a-basic-audit-policy-on-a-file-or-folder

https://www.bing.com/search?q=how+to+set+up+windows+server+file+auditing

Apply auditing to the folders that you wish to monitor.

Enable object access auditing.

Here is a file delete event.