Sometimes you might receive an error while trying to change and save the contents of a Read-only text file and you never realize it until the text editor itself ...

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 ...

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), ...

The permissions structure in OS X helps prevent inadvertent file access, and a permissions repair ensures the integrity of this structure. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

Why are some file names in green or blue in color? Well, Windows has a unique way of identifying the folder or files that are either compressed or encrypted by the current user. If any folder or its ...

Nested conditionals, new actions, and other tweaks make a great utility even better. The Mac OS may have evolved dramatically over the years, but one thing hasn’t changed much: the process of managing ...

So I thought, hmmm, I think I want to encrypt the folder with tax returns and the like on my X drive. Folder, attributes, advanced, encrypt, viola, done! So then I wanted to copy them to my notebook ...

The File Explorer is one of the central tools in Windows. This is because the operating system is file-orientated, so the folder in which a file is stored, its name, and extension play a major role.