I have an application that uses a c:\temp folder in windows and I need to identify somehow if this folder has been deleted to re-create the directory. To recreate, I have in mind to use the windows task scheduler and use the event trigger (which uses the windows event log) and then run a VBS that will re-create such a folder if it does not exist.
Is there any way I can identify this deletion through the windows event log?
Deleted files and folders are logged in the Windows log in "Security" if file system auditing is enabled.
See how apply or modify audit policy settings in a local file or folder .
This other article may also be of interest to you: Audit in Windows .
You did not explain why you want to do this, but here are some suggestions:
An application that needs to write to a folder or read a folder should itself check for it before it can create the folder itself - you do not have to depend on an external agent for it.
/ li>An application should not use the c: \ temp folder. Windows provides API to manipulate temporary folder or user data in the appropriate location, below% with%. How to use this API varies according to your programming language.
In C:\Users\user_name , for example:
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Const TemporaryFolder = 2
Set tfolder = fso.GetSpecialFolder(TemporaryFolder)
msgbox tfolder
This code will show VBS , which is the appropriate place for an application to write and read temporary files.