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# Displaying the events

See who accessed your audited files, what they did, and when.

## Before you begin

This tutorial continues from [Configuring your first audit path](/fileaudit/docs/getting-started/configuring-your-first-audit-path) Getting started. 

It uses the audited path `C:\FileAudit-Test` set up in that step, and the FileAudit console should already be open.

## Generate activity in the audited folder

FileAudit records what happens in the folder, so the report stays empty until something does.

1. Open `C:\FileAudit-Test` in Windows Explorer.
2. Create a text file, type a few lines, and save it.
3. Reopen the file, change the text, and save it again.
4. Create a second file, then delete it.

These few actions produce access events of several types on the folder. Leave the first file in place: you will delete it in [Setting up an alert](/fileaudit/docs/getting-started/setting-up-an-alert) Getting started to trigger your first alert.

## Open the 'All access events' report

1. Open the FileAudit console.
2. Click **All reports**.
  ![Dashboard all reports](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/1298x826/b77ff0a060/dashboard-all-reports.png)
3. Open the report **All access events**.
  ![All access events](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/1298x826/245a6a1a0d/all-reports-2.png)

By default, the report displays the most recent file access events.

## Review the events for your audited path

In the **All access events** report, look for the activity generated for `C:\FileAudit-Test`. 

Click on the **Filters** button. Enter the path in the **Path** field and apply.

Each event shows:

- the **user** who accessed the file or folder,
- the **access type** (for example, file creation, modification, deletion, or opening),
- the **file or folder path**,
- the **date and time** of the action.

![All access events](https://a.storyblok.com/f/122374/1298x830/01cc2fab5b/all-access-events.png)

> **Note**
>
> ️💡️**Tip**: By right-clicking on the black ribbon of the report columns, you can customize the information displayed in the report, such as the “Choose columns” option.
> 
> Similarly, right-clicking on the upper frame of the report allows you to refresh the report or return to the FileAudit console dashboard.

## Next step

Once you've reviewed the access events, set up an alert to be automatically notified about access to your audited path: [Setting up an alert](/fileaudit/docs/getting-started/setting-up-an-alert) Getting started.