Viewing the Properties of a File or Folder
To view the properties of a file or folder, perform the following steps:
- Select the file or folder whose properties you want to view.
- Choose . A properties dialog is displayed.
- Use the properties dialog to view the properties of the file or folder.
- Click to close the properties dialog.
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:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the file or folder. You can change the name here and the file or folder will be renamed when you click on . |
| Type | The type of object, file or folder for example. |
| Location | The system path for the object. This represents where the object is situated on your computer, relative to the system root. |
| Volume | The volume on which a folder resides. This is the physical location of the folder, on which media it resides, for example which hard disk or CDROM drive. |
| Free space | The amount of free space on the media upon which a folder resides. This represents the maximum amount of data you can copy to this folder. |
| MIME Type | The official naming of the type of file. |
| Modified | The date and time at which the object was last changed. |
| Accessed | The date and time at which the object was last viewed. |