Updated video: using directory monitors

Words By John Carl Villanueva

A video tutorial demonstrating how to use directory monitors in automated file transfers.

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Learn how to use directory monitors in this video tutorial. Directory Monitors allow you to monitor local directories in your MFT Server for certain events like when a file has been added, a file has changed, a file has been deleted, o r a file’s age has exceeded a specified number of days.

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