File and Folder Finder Flags

    The following flags are applicable to files and folders:

    Invisible
    When checked, the item is not visible in the Finder. Files can still be opened by applications, but alias files that point to invisible items will not work (the Finder will claim the item cannot be found), and you will need to use File Buddy's Get Info command in the File menu to make the item visible again.
    Note: Items whose names which begin with "." are invisible in Mac OS X. Clearing the Invisible flag will not make these items visible.
    Note: If you make an item invisible, you will need to use the Get Info command in the File menu to make it visible again.
    WARNING: File Buddy will make a volume invisible, but restoring a volume's visibility is more involved than restoring the visibility of files and folders because in addition to being invisible in the Finder, and invisible volume cannot be displayed in file selection dialogs.
    Use Custom Icon
    Setting this flag manually is only of use if the item has a custom icon, but the custom icon flag is not set for some reason.
    Name Locked
    Locks the name in the Finder so users cannot click on the name and edit it. The Finder will not generally notice a change to the name locked flag immediately if the file's parent folder is open. Closing and reopening the parent folder will force the finder to notice the change. Also, locking the name does not prevent programs (such as File Buddy) from changing the name.
    Inited
    When the finder notices a file's Inited flag is not set, it assumes the file is new and does some one-time-only things like position the file in its parent folder's window.
    Mac OS 9: Clearing the Inited bit can sometimes force the finder to notice changes made to the file, depending on the version of the operating system in use. The Finder in OS 9 is reasonably good about noticing changes made to an item's attributes, so you will not normally need to set or clear this flag.

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