Getting Started
Settings
The Settings window of A Better Finder Attributes: activating the Finder service, checking photos before writing shooting dates, quitting after processing, forcing a Finder update, the summary dialog, debug logging and update checks.
Choose Settings… in the A Better Finder Attributes menu. The window groups the options that apply
to every action.
Finder context menu
Activate System Service opens the instructions for switching on the Finder
context menu entry and its keyboard shortcut. macOS only lets you do this in System Settings, so the
button cannot do it for you.
Processing
Automatically quit after processing the filesis useful when the program is launched from the Finder context menu for a single job.Force Finder update after operation is completeasks the Finder to re-read every changed file so that it shows the new dates and attributes immediately; see forcing a Finder update for when to switch it off.Show summary after processing is completeshows how many items were changed and lists the ones that could not be.
Diagnostics
Log debug information to console writes a detailed log that support may ask for. Collect Debugging
Information in the Help menu gathers it together with the system details into one file.
Software updates
Automatically check for updates: offers Daily, Weekly, Monthly and Never; Check for Updates
Now checks immediately. Updates are downloaded and installed by the program itself. Updates for the
Mac App Store edition, File Multi Tool, come through the App Store instead.