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xattr

xattr: com.apple.uuiddb.boot-uuid, log metadata

Found in supplementary log files in Sierra and High Sierra only. May contain a UUID reference to main log files.

December 30, 2017 xattr

xattr: com.apple.logd.metadata, log metadata

Attached to log tracev3 files in High Sierra only. Contents and function not known.

December 29, 2017 xattr

xattr: com.apple.metadata:_kTimeMachineOldestSnapshot, old backup details

Found in Sierra, but seems to have fallen into disuse, and not found in High Sierra.

December 29, 2017 xattr

xattr: com.apple.metadata:_kTimeMachineNewestSnapshot, old backup details

Found in Sierra, but seems to have fallen into disuse, and not found in High Sierra.

December 28, 2017 xattr

Inside Finder Tags

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?

December 27, 2017 Macs, Technology, xattr

xattr: com.apple.metadata:_kMDItemUserTags, Finder tags

Details of where and how files and folders store their Finder Tag information. One of the few xattrs intended for the user.

December 27, 2017 Macs, xattr

xattr: com.apple.metadata:kMDItemHeadline, an arbitrary text headline

An arbitrary text headline which can be attached by some creators to documents.

December 23, 2017 xattr

xattr: com.apple.metadata:kMDItemDescription, arbitrary information about a file

Sometimes used by creators to give a description of the file in plain text.

December 22, 2017 xattr

xattr: com.apple.metadata:kMDItemCreator, records the app which created a file

Gives the normal Finder name of the app which created or edited a file. Doesn’t give its path or signature, though.

December 22, 2017 xattr

xattr: com.apple.metadata:kMDItemDownloadedDate, the download datestamp

Contains a binary date-timestamp for a downloaded file. Valuable for establishing the origins of files.

December 21, 2017 xattr

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