Deny filesystem access

[Yevgeny Efter]

Hello! I am trying to write a simple application that monitors filesystem access, and denies access to specific folders. I know that there is a class named FileSystemWatcher, but it gives only monitoring abilities. Can I stop copying a file when I catch it? Thanks in advance!

Have a nice day!

[originSH]

if you want to protect a folder then use the acccess control stuff. All the permissions stuff is there for a reason :P

[Yevgeny Efter]

You didn't understand me. What I want is to catch file system events before they are executed. For example, if I try to copy a file, I want to catch it at the moment the user pressed "Paste", and before the file is being copied. I hope I can do it in .NET...

Have a nice day!

[originSH]

No, I understand what you want to do. If you want to protect a folder you should use file system permissions. Why do you want to impliment your own system rather than use whats provided for you? Off the top of my head I can't think of any good reason to do so, but that doesn't mean there isn't one :P

[Vasudevan Deepak Kumar]

I think he wants something like Antivirus. When you save a virus infected file into the hard-disk, it jumps to the forefront immediately (almost instantly) and wipes out the file with the warning. But again, the file gets saved and then the Virus Scanner jumps in. Isn't it?

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