A small amount of descriptive data (metadata) that is added to a computer file by the user or network administrator. It is maintained by the file system but is not part of the file's regular set of ...

Apple's iCloud file storage service is a handy way to store and share files, but it can remove important file attributes during sync. Here's how to fix that. Apple's macOS and some other operating ...

A file access classification that determines how a file can be viewed or whether it can be edited. File attributes are maintained in the file system's directories, and typical attributes are Read-Only ...

NTFS, an acronym that stands for New Technology File System, is a file system first introduced by Microsoft in 1993 with the release of Windows NT 3.1. The Windows Server line of operating systems ...

The MS-DOS "Attrib" command allows you to add and remove attributes from a file -- even if the file is hidden or you cannot start Windows. You can also use this command to modify the attributes of a ...

Though the feature wasn’t mentioned in Apple’s WWDC 2016 keynote, I’m most excited about the introduction of the Apple File System, or APFS. The preliminary version of the developer documentation is ...

Although it didn’t make the keynote cut, one of the bigger news items for developers today is that Apple is rolling out a new file system for storage for all its products: The Apple File System (APFS) ...