Document Revision History
This table describes the changes to File Metadata Attributes Reference.
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 2014-07-15 | Added an important note that metadata is designed to store small amounts of information only. |
| 2011-09-28 | Added iCloud metdata attributes. |
| 2009-08-28 | Added new attributes: kMDItemAuthorAddresses, kMDItemRecipientAddresses, and kMDItemParticipants. |
| 2009-07-18 | Updated for OS X v10.6. Added kMDItemNamedLocation and kMDItemPixelCount. |
| 2007-05-22 | Updated description of kMDItemPath. |
| 2006-04-04 | Corrected minor typos. |
| 2005-09-08 | Updated kMDItemFSExists, kMDItemFSIsReadable, and kMDItemFSIsWriteable availability to indicate that those attributes are deprecated and were never implemented. |
| 2005-08-11 | Added new Spotlight attribute kMDItemContentTypeTree. Enhanced descriptions of other attributes. |
| 2005-06-04 | Corrected kMDItemSecurityMethod attribute value type. Expanded attribute descriptions. |
| 2005-04-29 | Added kMDItemTextContent, kMDItemMusicalInstrumentCategory, kMDItemMusicalInstrumentName, and kMDItemAppleLoop* attributes. kMDItemFSSize now reports the actual file size. |
New document that describes the usage and types of metadata attributes for various file types used with Spotlight. |
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