Unable to locate the method for identifying users who are generating numerous folders on a network drive.
Unable to locate the method for identifying users who are generating numerous folders on a network drive.
I have a network drive that a bunch of users have access too, and there is a problem where hundreds of folders a week are being created with random alphanumerical names. I tried following the guide from a Microsoft doc for how to track it, but it didn't end up doing anything. I also tried a program called The Folder Spy on my local machine with different users, but it just said the user was always the user that was running the program. The network share is running on a Windows Server 2012 R2 & the clients are all running Windows 10. If anyone knows anything about how to track this that would be much appreciated. This has been going on for months & I do have access to the server as admin to run monitoring stuff.
It resides on a domain. Each user has their own distinct AD account. Although I can observe the current time, finding out which user is accessing it isn't straightforward. It's worth noting that the file server admin account always manages these files.
Reach out to the team with admin privileges. They should form a small group for this task.
It could be software installed on the server itself instead of being sent from the network. Perhaps an index was created but settings were wrong, causing it to go into the shared folder.
This is one of the main files servers people use, I would have at a minimum 50 people emailing the helpdesk, and I think it is a program creating these folders, like a install wizard, but good idea. I am in that team & am the one tasked with figuring out what is creating these folders
I considered it, but it doesn’t remove them. These servers are mostly empty except for the file share, Java, and SQL Server, with no Windows clutter. I also tried monitoring from another machine, but the user said it was done there, so it wasn’t that.