Editing File Types and Creator Signatures

    The info window displays the file type and creator of the current file in fields you can edit.

    Use any of the following techniques to set the file type or creator signature of a file:
    1 Type the new 4-character code into the desired field. This is the brute-force approach. It requires you to know the desired file type or creator.
    The fields support auto-completion and will attempt to complete the code using types and creators entered previously.
    2 Open the Copy pop-up menu on the right side of the type and creator panel and choose the appropriate command to copy the desired file type, creator, or both from an existing file.
    3 Open the pop-up menu immediately to the right of the value you wish to change and choose the desired type or creator.
    Whenever a new file type or creator is assigned to a file in the info window, the new code is added to the appropriate pop-up menu. You can then select it in the future to avoid the previous two approaches.
    The file type and creator menus are sorted by frequency of use: The more often you assign a type or creator, the closer it appears to the top of the menu.
    File types and creators can also be added to these pop-up menus from the file list window using contextual menus.
    4 Drag an existing file with the desired file type into the Type: field to copy the dragged file's type.
    5 Drag an existing file with the desired creator into the Creator: field to copy the dragged file's creator signature.
    6 Drag an existing file with the desired file type and creator into any other part of the Type and Creator Signature panel of the info window to copy both.

    Some applications in Mac OS X do not assign a creator signature or file type to files they create. These applications assume the file's extension will be used to determine which application will be used to open the file. This works in Mac OS X, but earlier versons of the Mac OS will not know how to open these files. File Buddy can suggest file types based on some extensions if you wish, to make such files more compatible with versions of the Mac OS prior to Mac OS X.

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