Question Add comments to files & folders in windows 10 explorer

[Emil_0048]

Greetings, I'm wondering if there is any way to make this possble, this is an example i made in photoshop
This would be very useful for me to help orgainze and make things easier to find / know what they are in the future because sometimes i name things weirdly..

 

[Aeacus]

I'm not that knowledgeable about Win10 customization, but there are plethora of different columns, that you can display. And you should be able to pick one suitable one, to repurpose it to your needs.

Here's guide on how to add/remove columns,
link: https://www.jegsworks.com/lessons/win10/filesandfolders/step-fileexplorer-managedetails.htm
Scroll down quite a lot, until you reach "Customize Details View - Choose Which Columns to Show".

I looked the list of all possible columns and e.g File Description could be repurposed for your "comments" needs. However, which i didn't figure out, is how to add custom info into file description column.

 

[Emil_0048]

I'm not that knowledgeable about Win10 customization, but there are plethora of different columns, that you can display. And you should be able to pick one suitable one, to repurpose it to your needs.

Here's guide on how to add/remove columns,
link: https://www.jegsworks.com/lessons/win10/filesandfolders/step-fileexplorer-managedetails.htm
Scroll down quite a lot, until you reach "Customize Details View - Choose Which Columns to Show".

I looked the list of all possible columns and e.g File Description could be repurposed for your "comments" needs. However, which i didn't figure out, is how to add custom info into file description column.

This is close to what i need. The comments i am able to get now are for files, but not folders unfortunately.. This comment can be edited through properties.

 

[lvt]

This is close to what i need. The comments i am able to get now are for files, but not folders unfortunately.. This comment can be edited through properties.

You need to edit the "desktop.ini" file in each folder, if the file is not there, you can create a new one.

The content of the "desktop.ini" file is below:

[ViewState]
Mode=
Vid=
FolderType=Videos
[.ShellClassInfo]
IconResource=C:\Windows\System32\SHELL32.dll,4
InfoTip=Your Folder Comment Goes Here

Please note that INI file is a system file so you need to change the Folder's View option to show those system files (Uncheck the "Hide protected system file" option).

After creating or editing the "desktop.ini" file using Notepad (do not use Word), you must close Files Explorer then open it again to see the content of the comments column.

 

[Alabalcho]

Many file types (eg, Office documents, photos, MP3s) support "Metadata" which you can view / edit from Windows Explorer. Then, it is a question of choosing the right columns in Details view of Windows Explorer