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Asked: 2026-05-17T19:26:40+00:00

I am setting out to create an app that will watch a directory for

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I am setting out to create an app that will watch a directory for any files created. pretty straightforward time to use a filesystemwatcher. My question relates to how to utilize it. Is it common practice to use a windows service to ensure the application is always running?

i have been trying to get away from building windows services if i don’t have to, but i really don’t see an alternative to doing it that way in this instance. normally, i would convert my service to a console app and schedule it using windows scheduler, but that doesn’t really apply in this situation.

can anyone recommend a better way of implementing the filesystemwatcher than a windows service?

thanks for any thoughts.

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in response to the comments below, more specifically, i just have to watch a directory on a server, and when a new file is created, i have to move a copy of that file into a different directory on the same server, perhaps renaming it in the process.

The frequency and amount of files will be quite small. perhaps 5-10 at most in a day.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You should describe more about what you want to do, but typically if you have something that needs to run in the background and does not require direct user interaction, then a service often makes sense.

    You can use Remoting to connect a front-end to your service as needed if you’d like.

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