# Viewing File Attributes in main view? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [March 11, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575 "2014-03-11T18:08:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AMJF)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/1 "2014-03-11T18:08:29Z")
Is there any way to customise columns in the main list view to show file attributes, as they would show up in WinExplorer, or is it a future addition? ---
**Author:** ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/2 "2014-03-11T18:42:47Z")
You can do size, filename, location, filetype, date modified (I think) and others I can't name of the top of my head. What others do you require? ---
**Author:** ![AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AMJF)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/3 "2014-03-11T19:23:09Z")
> [@stevehero](#): > > You can do size, filename, location, filetype, date modified (I think) and others I can't name of the top of my head. What others do you require? Just Attributes. I like to make sure that all the file attributes in all my MP3s are the same. I love consistency 😉 ---
**Author:** ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/4 "2014-03-11T19:40:37Z")
> [@AMJF](#): > > Just Attributes. I like to make sure that all the file attributes in all my MP3s are the same. I love consistency 😉 The Dos command can be launched through mp3tag as a tool and you can have it automatically change attributes there so they are the same.. I'm not at a computer right now but if I get a chance I'll try help. One website I found which explains changing attributes through the dos command and is a tool which could help you is xxcopy :[http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy06.htm](http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy06.htm) ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/5 "2014-03-11T19:44:20Z")
> [@AMJF](#): > > Just Attributes. I like to make sure that all the file attributes in all my MP3s are the same. I love consistency 😉 What about the brute force approach with a command shell and the command attrib /s -h -a -r \*.mp3 This removes any read-only attributes in all subfolders and files. ---
**Author:** ![chrishirst](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@chrishirst](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrishirst)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/6 "2014-03-11T22:26:38Z")
> [@AMJF](#): > > Is there any way to customise columns in the main list view to show file attributes, as they would show up in WinExplorer, or is it a future addition? Yes, View -\> Customize Columns -\> [New] -\> Choose values from the 'Information Fields' list. ---
**Author:** ![chrishirst](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@chrishirst](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrishirst)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/7 "2014-03-11T22:29:40Z")
> [@AMJF](#): > > Just Attributes. I like to make sure that all the file attributes in all my MP3s are the same. I love consistency 😉 You do realise that windows will change the file attributes when necessary, so having them "all the same" will be a continuous job for you. ---
**Author:** ![AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AMJF)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/8 "2014-03-11T22:34:01Z")
> [@Chris Hirst](#): > > You do realise that windows will change the file attributes when necessary, so having them "all the same" will be a continuous job for you. Only during certain times, like copying from optical disc. And there's nothing about Attributes in the "Information Fields" list. ---
**Author:** ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/9 "2014-03-11T23:40:33Z")
> [@AMJF](#): > > Only during certain times, like copying from optical disc. > > And there's nothing about Attributes in the "Information Fields" list. We still don't know what 'the same' is after many posts. It would be great if you could clarify what you want them set as. I've added the attribute tag on my 10,000+ music library to check for curiosity and everyone of them are set as A which is _Archive_. I didn't even bother to check this but seems I was very lucky with consistency. ![:ph34r:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/d9d21e0e122fbe04cbaaa509828a996924771538.gif ":ph34r:") ---
**Author:** ![AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AMJF)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/10 "2014-03-12T00:07:00Z")
> [@stevehero](#): > > We still don't know what 'the same' is after many posts. It would be great if you could clarify what you want them set as. > > I've added the attribute tag on my 10,000+ music library to check for curiosity and everyone of them are set as A which is _Archive_. I didn't even bother to check this but seems I was very lucky with consistency. ![:ph34r:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/d9d21e0e122fbe04cbaaa509828a996924771538.gif ":ph34r:") When my files are created, they're set as _Archive_ and nothing else. How did you set the attribute tag? I saw nothing that even resembled an attribute tag in that menu. Or is this in a newer Mp3tag? ---
**Author:** ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/11 "2014-03-12T00:50:26Z")
> [@AMJF](#): > > When my files are created, they're set as _Archive_ and nothing else. > > How did you set the attribute tag? I saw nothing that even resembled an attribute tag in that menu. > Or is this in a newer Mp3tag? No, in windows explorer. I can't see why mp3tag would even need this. I really don't get what you're trying to do here. I've haven't in over 10 years bothered to check this and yet 10k files are all the same. > [@](#): > > When my files are created, they're set as _Archive_ and nothing else. If you say that and you know that then why do you need to add a column? ---
**Author:** ![AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/3e96dc/32.png) [@AMJF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AMJF)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/12 "2014-03-12T05:28:23Z")
> [@stevehero](#): > > No, in windows explorer. I can't see why mp3tag would even need this. I really don't get what you're trying to do here. I've haven't in over 10 years bothered to check this and yet 10k files are all the same. > If you say that and you know that then why do you need to add a column? Just wishful thinking, maybe. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![chrishirst](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@chrishirst](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrishirst)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2014, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/13 "2014-03-12T13:12:42Z")
Archive bit -\> [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive\_bit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archive_bit) > [@](#): > > Only during certain times, like copying from optical disc. Actually, no. there are many background file operations that will change, set or reset the attributes of a file ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/viewing-file-attributes-in-main-view/15575/14 "2026-02-09T12:24:57Z")
Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC