Tweaked to see and open any file or folder, even inside bundles, and to fix a display glitch with binary property lists.
Category Archive: xattr
Documentation of extended attributes (xattrs) in macOS.
When you can’t remove an app which you installed just a few minutes ago, you know there’s something wrong. Here’s the solution, and why this is bad security.
Now supports cut, copy and paste of any xattr between files or folders. Also adds quarantine flags, and reveals full content of most xattrs.
Found in some supplementary log files in Sierra only, and contain a UUID which may refer to main log files.
Found in supplementary log files in Sierra and High Sierra only. May contain a UUID reference to main log files.
Attached to log tracev3 files in High Sierra only. Contents and function not known.
Found in Sierra, but seems to have fallen into disuse, and not found in High Sierra.
Found in Sierra, but seems to have fallen into disuse, and not found in High Sierra.
The Finder manages its tags, so changing the label of any tag is immediately reflected in all items using that tag. But what are null tags, and why are they so common?
Details of where and how files and folders store their Finder Tag information. One of the few xattrs intended for the user.
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