File and folder access auditing

Audit, report on, and archive file access history across your Windows servers and in the cloud.

Windows audit and cloud audit
Statistics user

Windows audit file access

Get accurate, organization-wide clarity on who did what, when, and from where. FileAudit's centralized audit logs go beyond a single server.

With one click on a user or file/folder, view all access events and attempts from the past 4 weeks — including usage stats, deletions, and denied access.

Access report

Full access history

Customize and schedule reports according to 
multiple criteria.

Filter by access type, IP address, or specific Active Directory groups to focus your search.

Get detailed reports on who accessed (or attempted to access) a file, what actions they took, when, and from where.

Customize reports with powerful filters

Object type

File and/or folder

Date/time range

From/to the first/last event available or a specific date

Access type

Select one or many
access events

User/group

Filter by a specific user or Active Directory Group

Source

IP address, machine name or executable file name

Domains

Filter by a specific
domain name

Status

Granted and/or denied access event

Documentation

Full documentation on
all the different filters

Cloud apps

File auditing for cloud
based storage

Extend auditing to report on
major cloud-based file storage providers.

Get visibility into the access to and usage of files stored on

  • Microsoft OneDrive for Business

  • Microsoft Teams

  • SharePoint Online

  • Google Drive

  • Dropbox Business

  • Box

Access reporting

Unified visibility into files and folders across on-premises and cloud storage

Linking on-premises and cloud-based actions gives your organization a complete view of activity across the entire environment.

Audited paths and audited servers

A long term archive
of all file access events

Archive years of data without impacting performance, providing a secure, always-available audit trail.

Consolidate access events from multiple Windows File Servers and cloud storage providers, and automatically record them in a fully documented, searchable SQL Server, SQLite, or Microsoft Access database for future reference.

Simplify audit maintenance by scheduling regular checks to ensure audit settings haven’t been changed or overwritten by a GPO, and reapply them if needed.

Get insights faster with predefined reports

Ready-made reports help you quickly find the information you need, identify security risks like inappropriate access, and take action fast.

All reports

Comprehensive file access
auditing for compliance

At the heart of any compliance mandate is ensuring that sensitive data is only accessed for legitimate business reasons. FileAudit helps you prove it. Centralize, record, and archive all file access events for regulatory compliance.