The Info Window

You can learn more about an item by opening its Info window (Figures 39 through 42). Depending on the type of icon (disk, folder, application, document, alias, and so on), the General information in the Info window will provide some or all of the following:

  • Kind or type of item.

  • Size of item or contents (folders and files only).

  • Where item is on disk.

  • Created date and time.

  • Modified date and time.

  • Format of item (disks only).

  • Capacity of item (disks only).

  • Available space on item (disks only).

    Figure 41. The Info window for an application.

  • Used space on item (disks only).

  • Version number or copyright date (applications only).

  • Original ...

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