New Post: Metadata disappeared after 1.3 to 1.5 upgrade
If you look in Association Manager, what is the handler associated with the .pdf extension? It should be either ‘File Meta Property Handler’ or ‘File Meta + <otherhandler>’. If that looks good,...
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"The Title field does not appear in Windows Explorer". The rest do.
View ArticleNew Post: Title not showing for PDF
Hmm. There are actually three places in Explorer where Title might not be appearing: in the Details pane; in a column added to the main display, is it that; and in the Details tab of the Properties...
View ArticleNew Post: Metadata disappeared after 1.3 to 1.5 upgrade
After error searching, now I'm 90% sure the disappearing metadata was due to unintended changes in my Dropbox, not the File Metadata update. Apologies! Many thanks for your quick reply, Dijji. Really...
View ArticleCommented Unassigned: Chrome Identified this as Malicious? [9709]
Why?Comments: ** Comment from web user: Dijji ** At the moment, Chrome appears to be reporting _all_ downloads from CodePlex as malicious! I’ve picked a few at random, and there have been no...
View ArticleReleased: File Meta 1.5 (Sep 20, 2016)
Be aware At the moment, Chrome is reporting these downloads as malicious, although other browsers and virus checkers report no problems. However, having sampled downloads from a few other random...
View ArticleUpdated Release: File Meta 1.5 (Sep 20, 2016)
Be aware At the moment, Chrome is reporting these downloads as malicious, although other browsers and virus checkers report no problems. However, having sampled downloads from a few other random...
View ArticleNew Post: Title not showing for PDF
OK, this is getting really weird. I was using PDF-XChange Viewer as my default viewer. After uninstalling and setting Adobe as the default, the Title field does come up. The issue though is that it...
View ArticleReviewed: File Meta 1.5 (Jan 04, 2017)
Rated 5 Stars (out of 5) - This is amazing, 1. It is easy to use 2. It fixed and edit metadata on unsupported files (ie. .Dwg, .Txt, .skp) 3. The metadata is saved within the file itself. (I tested on...
View ArticleNew Post: Organising file : Folder structure system vs Metadata
Hi All, I have just installed and tried "File Metadata", and I LOVE THIS, I planned to reduce FOLDER STRUCTURE (ie, less chance of "Destination Path Too Long Error When Moving/Copying a File" ERROR)Do...
View ArticleNew Post: Title not showing for PDF
Okay, now things are getting much clearer. The thing to remember is that there are two places where properties can be saved. One is embedded in the document itself. PDF files have a place for storing...
View ArticleNew Post: Organising file : Folder structure system vs Metadata
I’m glad you like the software. Before you bet your computing life on it, however, you need to be fully aware of what it does. File Meta does not store properties within the file itself, but in an...
View ArticleNew Post: Organising file : Folder structure system vs Metadata
Hi Dijji, Wow, you really have help to made clear up the limitation. Thank you very much, it sure helped me to think twice before migrating to metadata system. I hope this discussion (with your clear...
View ArticleNew Post: Organising file : Folder structure system vs Metadata
I'm glad to have been of help. It is important to go into these things clear-eyed. On the subject of exporting meta data, see this Documentation...
View ArticleNew Post: Title not showing for PDF
Thanks for the comprehensive reply. The solution in the last paragraph works, and now lets me edit the Title field. Am I correct in understanding that metadata is not embedded in the file? My PDF files...
View ArticleNew Post: Title not showing for PDF
I'm reading the posts in:https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/how-do-i-add-tags-to-pdf-and-txt-files/203b60ca-b773-4931-85ad-a5e67656d6ce?page=1 I have the following...
View ArticleNew Post: Title not showing for PDF
No, if you use File Meta, the Title property is not stored inside the PDF file, which it is if you edit the Title within a PDF editor. Instead, it is stored in an invisible annex to the file. If you...
View ArticleCommented Unassigned: Chrome Identified this as Malicious? [9709]
Why?Comments: ** Comment from web user: Dijji ** This has now been sorted out at the CodePlex level
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