To view user activity on a file or folder

1. From the Workspace, navigate to the Users list-view.
2. Click a user. The Summary panel populates to display additional details.
3. Click Expand Profile on the Summary panel to display the underlying user-centric views.

   By default, the Overview tab displays the a summary of the selected user.

4. Click Activity. Or right-click the user in the navigation pane and select Activity.
5. Use the device filter in the content pane to search for specific devices where selected user has activity. The Devices with activity filter is applied by default. The filter pane displays the list of filers or web applications that have some shares or site collections on which the selected user has activity.

   Or, click the drop-down to select a specific type of storage device, disabled filers or web applications, or devices.

   At the share-level in the hierarchy, you can also filter the paths using other predefined filters, such as disabled shares or site collections where the user has activity.

6. Click the By Time sub-tab to view the activity details of the user for a specific time period on the selected share.
7. Enter the start and end dates in the From and To field.
8. Select the share for which you want to view the user's activity, and click Go.

   The number of Read, Write, Other, and the total number of accesses by the selected user, on the selected share, during the specified time period appears. The page also displays a graphical representation of the access counts during each month in the specified time range.

9. Click the By Folders sub-tab to view the following:

   • The folders accessed by the selected user during a specified time period.

   • The number of Read, Write, Other, and the total number of accesses by the user on these folders during a specified time period.

10. Enter the start and end dates in the From and To field, and click Go.

    The list of all the shares accessed by the user during the specified date range appears. Expand a share to view the list of folders accessed by the selected user.