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 ...

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 ...

Just remember to set attributes to a comma-separated list. If you aren't sure what the right values are, you can ask PowerShell: However some of these, like Compressed, are only set after something ...

Several readers have noted an issue where permissions for files and folders created through AFP (Apple filesharing protocol) under Mac OS X 10.4.x. are not correct. Under Mac OS X 10.3.x (Panther), ...

A lot of information is available about individual files on a Unix system. For example, the ls -l command will display the permissions matrix and ls -i will display a file’s inode. But, if we want to ...

There are other SCL functions that enable you to determine the names and values of attributes that your operating system maintains for external files. These functions are listed in the following ...

Windows only: Attribute Changer, a free right-click utility, gives you total control over everything reported by a file to your system. Right-click one or many files and choose "Change Attributes," ...

Access control usually requires that a user is given access to perform a specific operation on an object which they have been given permission to access in a specified way (e.g., a user editing a Word ...

Writer Attributes for Supported File Types describes the attributes that you can specify for the image writers. When you are writing images, you must specify the FORMAT= attribute. You can specify ...