Attributes
FolderSizes search and scan filter rules can match files or folders with specific attributes.
To use this capability, select the attribute check boxes that you'd like to match during search or scan filtering operations. This facility has two operating modes that determine how file attributes are matched.
Match All
Files or folders will be considered a match if they contain at least all of the checked attributes.
Match Only
Any file or folder encountered will be considered a match only if it matches exactly all of the selected attributes (and no others).
Match Any
In this mode of operation, a file system object encountered during scanning will be considered a match if it utilizes at least one of the selected attributes.
Attribute Definitions
| Attribute | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Archive | The file or directory is an archive file or directory. Applications use this attribute to mark files for backup or removal. |
| Compressed | The file or directory is compressed. For a file, this means that all of the data in the file is compressed. For a directory, this means that compression is the default for newly created files and subdirectories. |
| Encrypted | The file or directory is encrypted. For a file, this means that all data in the file is encrypted. For a directory, this means that encryption is the default for newly created files and subdirectories. |
| Hidden | The file or directory is hidden. It is not included in an ordinary Windows directory listing. |
| Normal | The file or directory does not have other attributes set. This attribute is valid only if used alone. |
| Not indexed | The file is not to be indexed by the content indexing service. |
| Offline | The file data is not immediately available. This attribute indicates that the file data has been physically moved to offline storage. This attribute is used by Remote Storage, the hierarchical storage management software. |
| Read-only | The file or directory is read-only. Applications can read the file, but cannot write to it or delete it. For a directory, applications cannot delete it. |
| Reparse point | The file or directory has an associated reparse point. |
| Sparse | The file is a sparse file. |
| System | The file or directory is part of the operating system, or is used exclusively by the operating system. |
| Temporary | The file is being used for temporary storage. File systems attempt to keep all of the data in memory for quick access, rather than flushing it back to mass storage. |
See also: Scan filter rules, Search rules