FileSystemWatcher Fails to access network drive

Question

I am trying to run a file watcher over some server path using windows service. I am using my windows login credential to run the service, and am able to access this \"someSe

Answer 1

With regards to the updated question, I agree that you probably need to specify a valid share, rather than just the remote server name.

[Update] Fixed previous question about the exception with this:

specify the name as @"\\someServerPath"

The \ is being escaped as a single \

When you prefix the string with an @ symbol, it doesn't process the escape sequences.