How to Open File Properties in Windows 10/11 - MiniTool

Various ways to easily open Windows 10/11 file properties

Want to know how to open file properties in Windows 10/11? Or what is the command line for Windows file properties? This article will introduce several ways to open file or folder properties.

File properties display details of the file, including file size, file attributes, file location, creation date, etc., and allows you to recover files from previous versions. At the same time, you can easily share files and set custom permissions.

Here are a few ways to access file properties:

1. Open file properties with shortcut keys

In Windows 10, you can access file properties using the file properties shortcut keys. On both File Explorer and desktop, you can open file properties by selecting a file and pressing the Alt Enter key combination.

2. Double-click the file to open file properties

Another way to start file properties using keyboard shortcuts is to use the Alt key on the keyboard.

First, hold down the Alt key and double-click the target file. You can now view and edit file information on the File Properties page.

3. Open file properties using File Explorer

File Explorer (also known as Windows Explorer) is the default file manager tool in Windows 10. It provides many features to help you manage files or folders, such as changing default folders, enabling folder merging conflicts, and more. Here is how to open file properties using File Explorer:

Step 1. Press the Windows E key combination to open File Explorer.

Step 2. In the upper left corner, click the properties icon below.

4. Open file properties from the right-click menu

The right-click context menu is a pop-up menu that provides available shortcuts for actions related to the selected object. In addition to using the default options for the context menu, you can also customize it, such as adding the permanent delete option to the context menu.

To open file properties, you need to right-click on the target file and select the Properties option from the context menu.

5. Open file properties using Windows PowerShell

If you are familiar with Windows PowerShell, you may need to understand the Windows file properties command line. Using the correct command line, you can view file information in the command window.

Step 1. Right-click the Windows logo key to click Windows PowerShell .

Step 2. In a new window, type this command and press Enter : Get-Item -Path File Path | fl * .

You need to replace the file path with the actual path. For example, Get-Item -Path E: \OneDrive\ Desktop\000 | fl * .

As shown in the above figure, the information for the selected file will be displayed in the Windows PowerShell window.

Extra tip: How to recover lost files and folders

If you are not good at using the command line, you may accidentally delete files/folders using Windows PowerShell. How to recover these missing files/folders in this case?

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Summarize

After reading this article, you can now easily open file properties. And you should know how to recover lost files or folders using MiniTool Power Data Recovery free version. To get more information about files or folders, you can visit the MiniTool News Center.

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