Introduction

"File Property Edit" is for you to modify the attributes and properties of a batch of files or directories. With the power file and folder browse feature plus the drag and drop support, you can easily add a group of files or directories to "File Property Edit", and then change their "create time", "modify time", "last access time", and other file attributes and properties. Also, the undo function allows you to rollback all the changes you just made with one click.

 

 

Main features

• Modify file and folder's "created date time", "modified date time", and "Last access date time".
  
• Modify file and folder's attributes including "Archive", "Read Only", "Hidden", "System", "Temporary", "Offline", "Content index", or "Normal".
  
• Edit the file's summary properties including: "Title", "Subject", "Author", "Keywords", "Comments", "Template", "Last Author", "Revision Number", and "App Name".
  
• Drag and Drop: It's easy to add files to the list, just drag files from anywhere and drop them to File Property Edit's list.
  
• Undo changes: After you change the properties of files and folders, you can use this to cancel the changes, and rollback the old property values.
  
• Files filter support case sensitive and exclusive filtering - you can easily filter in or out the files you want from the file list.

 

 

How to add files or folders to the list

Using the "Add Files" or "Add Folder" button, you can add files and folders to the list. Also, you can drag and drop to add files to the list from anywhere on your computer.

To open the Open File dialog, in which you can select file(s) and add them to the file list.

To open the Browse dialog, in which you can select a folder to add all files in that folder to the file list.
If "Sub dir" checkbox is checked, all the files in the sub directories will also be added to the list.
If "Include path" checkbox is checked, the folder will also be added to the list.
If "Path only" checkbox is checked, only the folders not the files in it will be added to the list.

Select all the files and folders in the list.

Invert the selection in the file list.

Remove the currently selected file from the file list.

Remove all the files from the file list.

 

 

Use files filter

Typing the keyword in this edit box, the files that do not match this filter will be filtered out. For example: if you type "net", the files which name do not include "net" will be filtered out from the file list. You may use asterisk in the filter like "*.bmp", that means list files with an extension name of "bmp".

By checking the checkbox "Case sensitive ", the files do not match the case in the list will be filtered out.

By checking the checkbox "Exclude filter ", the filenames which do match the keyword will be filtered out.

 

 

How to change file times

First, please check the "Set File Time" checkbox, then all the file time related controls are enabled.

Adjust the new date an time from the date time control box, and check the file time attributes you want to change, then press "Apply Changes" button to set the new date time to the files.

 

 

How to change file attributes

First, please check the "Set File Attributes " checkbox, then all the file attributes related controls are enabled.

The current attributes of the selected file will be reflected on those check boxes. To change the file attributes, just check select them, then press "Apply Changes" button to set the new attributes to the files and folders. Note: when you select "Normal", then all other attribute boxes will be un-selected, vice versa.

 

 

How to change other file properties

First, please check the "Set File Properties" checkbox, then all the listed file properties will be editable. By selecting the different property name item on this list, the corresponding property value will be shown on the right edit box. Then, you can enter the property value you want on the right edit box.

If you do not want to change some of the property items, you can remove it from this list by pressing the "delete" key on your keyboard. For example: if you only want to change the value of "Summary_Author", you can select all other items on the list and remove them by pressing "delete" key. Then when you apply the changes, only "Summary_Author" value will be changed for the files.

Hint: hold control key to select multi items from the list.

After you finish editing the property values, you may press the "Apply Changes" button to set all the new property value to the files on the list.

 

 

How to undo the changes

After you click the "Apply Changes" button to change the files, this "Undo Changes" button will be enabled, if you don't want to keep the new changes, and want to restore the old file time, attribute and property values, you just need to click this undo button.

 

 

Check the result of the operations

All the result of changing the file time, file attribute, and file properties will be displayed in this result box on the bottom. The result for the undo operation will also be displayed here.

 

 

Register to get full features

Step one:

Visit our web site http://www.foryoursoft.com/buyfpe.htm to purchase this product. If you have already placed your order, please go to Step two.

Step two:


Click the "Register" button on the title bar to show the register dialog.

Then, click the "Send ID" button on the register dialog to send us your product ID. After we receive your product ID, we will generate the registration code for you and send it back to you via email.

Step three:

Copy and paste the registration code we send to you into the register dialog and press OK button. You will see the following message, that means you have registered your software successfully, then all the features are enabled, there's no time or feature limitation any more.

 

 

Online update

Click the help menu button on the title bar to show the help menu as follow:

Then click on the "Online update" menu item to check for new version online. It will contact our server to get the latest version and prompt you whether to upgrade to the latest version if available. When there's a "(Auto)" tag at the end of this item, it means "File Property Edit" will automatically check for new version every time when it starts. Click this item again will toggle it to not auto check for new version.

 

 

Error log and report

All the errors occurred during your use of "File Property Edit" will be logged in a file. Here's how to view it and report it to us.

Click the help menu button on the title bar to show the help menu as follow:

Then, click the "Report error to us" item to send us the error report by email. We will analyze the error report and try to find out the solution for you. You can also view the error log by clicking the "Open error log" item.

 

 

Technical support

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions on our product, please feel free to use our online support system at: http://www.foryoursoft.com/support.htm

Thank you!