FileAttributes

Flags used to indicate properties of a file or directory.

 Public Enum FileAttributes

Values

ReadOnly = &H1

The file or directory can only be read from.

Hidden = &H2

The file or directory is to be hidden in normal file listings.

System = &H4

The file or directory is system object and caution should be used.

DirectoryAttr = &H10

The object is a directory.

Archive = &H20

The file or directory is marked for backup.

Device = &H40

Reserved for future use.

Normal = &H80

The file is normal and has no other attributes set. This attribute is valid only if used alone.

Temporary = &H100

The file is temporary. File systems attempt to keep all of the data in memory for quicker access rather than flushing the data back to mass storage. A temporary file should be deleted by the application as soon as it is no longer needed.

SparseFile = &H200

The file is a sparse file. Sparse files are typically large files whose data are mostly zeros.

ReparsePoint = &H400

The file contains a reparse point, which is a block of user-defined data associated with a file or a directory.

Compressed = &H800

The file is compressed.

Offline = &H1000

The file is offline. The data of the file is not immediately available.

NotContentIndexed = &H2000

The file will not be indexed by the operating systems content indexing service.

Encrypted = &H4000

The file or directory is encrypted. For a file, this means that all data in the file is encrypted. For a directory, this means that encryption is the default for newly created files and directories.

See Also

Project CorLib Overview

Class FileSystemInfo Overview