Properties, also known as metadata, are information about a file. They include details, such as title, author name, subject, and keywords identifying the file content. In this tutorial, we will ...

The Details tab for a file is handy when you want to find important info such as file size, type, modified date, etc. However, sometimes Windows may not display the details tab when you go to a file’s ...

Two years ago, we released Obsidian Shortcut Launcher, a free plugin to trigger shortcuts from Obsidian with the ability to pass input text to Apple’s automation app. In case you missed it in January ...

Even supposedly straightforward tools such as Windows Explorer offer options that are not always recognizable at first glance. The search function, for example, not only finds files and folders. With ...

The file properties for a PDF (Portable Document Format) file type include details such as its name, size, folder path, owner, the date and time it was last modified ...

It doesn’t happen often, but either by malware attack or networking snafu (sometimes when computers are removed from a domain), you can lose permissions and ownership of your files. Microsoft Windows’ ...

Encrypting files on your computer helps to secure your data from unauthorized access. Microsoft Windows features the native ability to encrypt files and folders on your hard drives and removable media ...

One of the big advantages of using PowerShell as a scripting language is its use of objects. Since everything is an object in PowerShell, we can take advantage of structured data by calling properties ...