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File Alteration Monitor

A file alteration monitor is like a special robot that sits on your computer and watches everything that’s happening. It looks at all the files and folders on your computer and checks to see if anything has changed. When it sees a change, it tells you what it is.

Think of it like playing a game of "I Spy." Your computer is like a big room filled with lots of things. The robot's job is to look carefully at everything in the room and tell you when something has moved or changed.

The file alteration monitor can watch lots of things, like when a new file is created, when a file is deleted, or when a file is changed. It's like having a little detective working for you, keeping track of everything that happens on your computer.

This is really helpful because sometimes bad things can happen on your computer, like if a virus tries to change your files or someone tries to hack into your computer. The file alteration monitor can see these changes and alert you, so you can take action to protect yourself and your computer.
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