How reliable is the FileSystemWatcher in .netFramwork 4?

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FileSystemWatcher relies on underlying file system support, so any reliability issues with the file system will be visible as reliability issues with FileSystemWatcher. For example, if you are watching a network directory, then the network server’s reliability will affect FileSystemWatcher‘s reliability. For example, the server may crash and be restarted. You will not be notified of changes that take place while network connectivity is lost. Or the server may simply have a bug that prevents FileSystemWatcher from working reliably.

Another point is that FileSystemWatcher only watches for changes to metadata. Not all file changes result in changes to metadata.

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