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Scan network shares for sensitive data
Shared drives are where forgotten sensitive files accumulate for years. FileSentinel scans network shares from your Windows PC, with nothing leaving your network.
The shared drive problem
Find what everyone forgot
A team network share is a graveyard of old exports, scanned forms, and copies nobody owns anymore. It is exactly where sensitive data hides longest, because no one person is watching it.
FileSentinel can scan a network share path directly from your Windows PC, reading inside the files and flagging SSNs, payment cards, health information, and credentials, scored so the worst exposures surface first.
On the share
What FileSentinel surfaces
| Found on the share | Examples |
|---|---|
| Old exports | CSV and spreadsheet dumps with personal data |
| Scanned documents | IDs and forms, read via OCR |
| Credentials | Config files and notes with passwords or keys |
| Stale copies | Duplicates of sensitive files nobody owns |
Stays on your network
Scanning without exfiltration
FileSentinel reads the share over your own network connection and processes everything locally. Nothing is uploaded to a cloud service, so scanning the share does not become a way for its data to leave.
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Questions & answers
FAQ
Can FileSentinel scan a mapped or UNC network path?
Yes. You can point a scan at a network share path from your Windows PC, and FileSentinel reads the files there directly.
Does scanning a share upload its files?
No. Files are read over your network and processed locally; nothing is sent to a cloud service.
What does it find on a share?
SSNs, payment cards, account numbers, health information, and credentials, plus sensitive text in scans via OCR.
Can I scan large shares?
Yes. Use include and exclude filters to focus the scan, and export a report of what was found.
Get FileSentinel
Scan Network Shares (SMB) for Sensitive Data
Install FileSentinel from the Microsoft Store and scan your files for sensitive data, all on your Windows PC with nothing uploaded.