Question

FileSystemWatcher C#

Folder Structure C:\A\B\C\D\E\F\abc.txt

Delete a nested folder B fires only one event for the root folder B

But Shift + Delete fires the events for all sub folders and files.

I need to get Delete nested folder events same as Shift + Delete

The below question is similar to my requirement, but it’s not working

C# FileSystemWatcher.Deleted not Firing on "normal" deleting?

Answer 1

The below question is similar to my requirement, but it’s not working

Define “not working”. As mentioned in the accepted answer for question that you referenced, the default behavior in Windows is that when you press the delete key, the file is not actually deleted- it is moved to a special folder called the recycle bin.

If you handle the renamed and changed events, you should see evidence of the moves to the recycle bin, but as you found the events will probably be raised only for the parent folder (see also Detecting moved files using FileSystemWatcher). There is probably no way to get the events for the child folders/files. If you need to keep track of the children, you’ll need to index them into some data structure before they get deleted.

Also, keep in mind that some people (like me) disable the recycle bin altogether, and for us a delete is a delete.