File Properties Dialog

What is a File Properties Dialog?

A file properties dialog is a type of dialog window that displays the properties of a file or folder (directory) in the computer, including, for example, its file size in bytes and what user has the ownership of the file. File properties dialogs are conventionally opened by right clicking on a file in a file manager and selecting the "Properties" option.

How to Open the File Properties Dialog on Windows 11
How to Open the File Properties Dialog on Linux Mint

Gallery of Example Images

A dialog titled "New Text Document Properties." It has 5 tabs: General (active), Digital Signatures, Security, Details, Previous Versions. The first field, unlabeled, has the value New Text Document. To its left an icon of a document. Type of file: Text Document (.txt). Opens with: Notepad (a button "Change..."). Location: C:\Users\en\Documents. Size: 0 bytes. Size on disk: 0 bytes. Created: Friday, January, 2025, 11:29:54 AM. Modified: (same date). Accessed: 3 minutes ago. Attributes: two checkboxes, Read-only and Hidden, both unchecked. A button reads "Advanced..." At the bottom, three buttons: OK (with a blue outline), Cancel, Apply (greyed out). — The file properties dialog for a new text document on Windows 11's File Explorer.

A dialog window titled "krita-5.2.9-x86_64.AppImage Properties." It has four tabs: Basic (active), Permissions, Open With, and Emblems. Several fields are shown. Name: krita-5.2.9-x86_64.AppImage. Type: Program (application/vnd.appimage). Size: 367,7 MB (367.690.944 bytes). Location: /home/virtual-curiosities/Downloads. Volume: unknown. Accessed: Thu 27 Mar 2025 10:08:10 PM -03. Created: Thu 27 Mar 2025 10:04:30 PM -03. Modified: Thu 27 Mar 2025 10:06:11 PM -03 — A file properties dialog of an appimage file on Linux Mint's Nemo.