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'''Finder information''' is a set of data structures containing Macintosh-specific metadata about a file or folder, including the presentation of its icon.

Formats that can include such information include [[HFS]], [[AppleDouble]], [[MacBinary]], and [[ZIP]] (in some Mac-specific extra fields).

Certain details about the data structures have evolved over the years, so any given source of information about them might be incomplete.

== Format details ==
Information about a ''file'' is contained in two 16-bytes structures, named '''FInfo''' and '''FXInfo'''. Information about a ''folder'' is contained in two 16-bytes structures, named '''DInfo''' and '''DXInfo'''.

The first 8 bytes of FInfo contain the [[Macintosh type/creator code]]s.

== Specifications ==
* [https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/mac/pdf/MacintoshToolboxEssentials.pdf Inside Macintosh - Macintosh Toolbox Essentials] → "Finder Interface Reference" section starting on p. 7-46
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20081013101406/http://developer.apple.com/documentation/mac/Toolbox/Toolbox-463.html An HTML version] (from archive.org)
* In some SDKs, the structures are defined in a file named Finder.h (example: [https://opensource.apple.com/source/CarbonHeaders/CarbonHeaders-9A581/Finder.h])

== Links ==
* [[Wikipedia: Finder (software)]]

[[Category:Macintosh]]

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