Modern file formats have provisions to annotate the contents of the file with descriptive information. This development is driven by the need to find a better way to organize data than merely by using ...

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 ...

Sometimes you just need a little extra oomph when it comes to managing files—perhaps you often need to adjust timestamps on your digital photos, or you lock files to help prevent them from getting ...

Content indexing works well for finding files that contain text, but it's no help when searching for non-text data. Brien's workaround is to take advantage of Windows 10's file metadata feature. As ...

I'm not the most organized person around, but when it comes to my computer I'm set in my ways of folders within folders within folders. I'd bet you're much the same way. But a few months back I ...

In this guide, we will show you how to extract and save PDF metadata in Windows 11/10. Metadata is the data about data. It is the information that describes and helps to identify with a particular set ...

Sometimes metadata is intentionally removed to protect exposure of sensitive details including names, comments, and revision ...

I got to wondering today, if there was any image format, maybe binary black/white, or greyscale, or even color, that is just raw pixels, with no metadata. Even BMP, while it has pretty minimal ...

Here are the best free PDF metadata editor software that you can use to modify the metadata of PDF documents on your Windows 11/10 PC: AutoMetadata is a free PDF metadata editor software for Windows ...

Have you ever needed to format a new hard drive or USB drive, and were given the option of selecting from acronyms like FAT, FAT32, or NTFS? Or did you once try plugging in an external device, only ...