FileSystemInfo: FileAttributes

FileAttributes

Flags used to indicate properties of a file or directory.

 Public Enum FileAttributes

Values

ReadOnly = 1
The file or directory can only be read from.
Hidden = 2
The file or directory is to be hidden in normal file listings.
System = 4
The file or directory is system object and caution should be used.
DirectoryAttr = 16
The object is a directory.
Archive = 32
The file or directory is marked for backup.
Device = 64
Reserved for future use.
Normal = 128
The file is normal and has no other attributes set. This attribute is valid only if used alone.
Temporary = 256
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 = 512
The file is a sparse file. Sparse files are typically large files whose data are mostly zeros.
ReparsePoint = 1024
The file contains a reparse point, which is a block of user-defined data associated with a file or a directory.
Compressed = 2048
The file is compressed.
Offline = 4096
The file is offline. The data of the file is not immediately available.
NotContentIndexed = 8192
The file will not be indexed by the operating systems content indexing service.
Encrypted = 16384
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.

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See Also

Project VBCorLib Overview Class FileSystemInfo Overview FileSystemInfo Properties FileSystemInfo Methods Extension (get) FullName (get)