Get Info

Get Info is a menu command in the Finder. When chosen from the File menu, a new window appears, with information on the selected item.

Get Info has been a true gem on the Mac OS. It is a direct descendant from the System 1 original, and although was cripepd or altered somewhat with Mac OS X 10.0 and Mac OS X 10.1 (as the Inspector floating palette), it resumed its original shape and form as the Get Info window, beginning with Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar".

Get Info (System 7)
When Get Info is summoned on a Macintosh running System 7 or later (up until Mac OS 8.5), the Get Info window shows up with the following information:


 * Icon of the item
 * Name of the item
 * Version number, if an application programme
 * Kind, such as alias
 * Size (in kilobytes and bytes)
 * Location of the item on the volume
 * Dates of creation and latest modification
 * Location of the original (if an alias)
 * Comments
 * Status: Locked, Template

Inspector (Mac OS X 10.0.0 - Mac OS X 10.1.5)

 * Main article: Inspector