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 (prior to System 7)[]
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
Get Info (Mac OS 8.5)[]
Inspector (Mac OS X 10.0.0 - Mac OS X 10.1.5)[]
- Main article: Inspector
