Files list columns preferences
There are several columns of information that you can display in the Files list view. Right-click a column header and select or deselect which columns should be visible.
- Name
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The name of folders and files.
The Name column cannot be hidden.
- Size
The size of a folder is given as the number of items contained in the folder. The size of a file is given as bytes, KB, or MB.
- Type
Displayed as folder, or file type such as PDF document, JPEG image, MP3 audio, and more.
- Modified
Gives the date of the last time the file was modified.
- Owner
The name of the user the folder or file is owned by.
- Group
The group the file is owned by. Each user is normally in their own group, but it is possible to have many users in one group. For example, a department may have their own group in a work environment.
- Permissions
-
Displays the file access permissions. For example, drwxrw-r--
The first character is the file type. - means regular file and d means directory (folder). In rare cases, other characters can also be shown.
The next three characters rwx specify permissions for the user who owns the file.
The next three rw- specify permissions for all members of the group that owns the file.
The last three characters in the column r-- specify permissions for all other users on the system.
Each permission has the following meanings:
r: readable, meaning that you can open the file or folder
w: writable, meaning that you can save changes to it
x: executable, meaning that you can run it if it is a program or script file, or you can access subfolders and files if it is a folder
-: permission not set
- MIME Type
Displays the MIME type of the item.
- Location
The path to the location of the file.
- Modified — Time
Gives the date and time of the last time the file was modified.
- Accessed
Gives the date or time of the last time the file was modified.