Tip 149Always See File Info

Click a blank spot on the desktop, and hit Command+J. This will bring up the View dialog box. Check Show Item Info. You’ll then see useful details beneath each file. For example, documents will have their file size listed beneath. Images will show their physical dimensions. MP3 songs will show how long they are. Folders will show how many files they contain.

This works inside folders, too, provided icon mode is active (hit Command+1)—just open the folder in Finder, hit Command+J, and check Show Item Info. Each folder will remember the individual settings.

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