Viewing the Properties of a File or Folder
The following table lists the properties that you can view or set for
files and folders. The exact information shown depends on the object type.
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Name
| The name of the file or folder. If you change the name here, the file
or folder will be renamed when you click Close.
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Type
| The type of object, for example, file or folder.
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Location
| The system path for the object. This represents where the object is
situated on your computer relative to the system root.
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Volume
| The volume on which a folder resides. This is the physical location
of the folder, for example, hard disk or CD-ROM drive.
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Free space
| The amount of free space on the media upon which a folder resides. This
value represents the maximum amount of data you can copy to this folder.
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MIME Type
| The official naming of the type of file.
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Modified
| The date and time at which the object was last changed.
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Accessed
| The date and time at which the object was last viewed.
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How to View the Properties of a File of Folder
- Select the file or folder whose properties you want to view.
- Choose File → Properties.
A Properties dialog
is displayed showing the properties of the file or folder.
- Click Close to close the Properties dialog.