[X4U] Can one convert OS 9 comments to OS X comments?

[Kuestner, Bjoern]

I think comments are stored the same way in the old Mac OS and OS X. File
comments are part of the HFS filesystem functionality, not the OS itself.

Note that even Tiger's so-called "HFS-aware" command-line tools (cp, mv,
...) will (from what I have read, never checked myself) remove the comment
from a file. Not good, especially since these comments have gained new
importance with Spotlight. Under Tiger cp, mv, ... will preserve the
resource fork, which is a major step forward, but comments are not stored in
the resource fork of a file nor in the data fork but in HFSs various catalog
and directory thingies.

Generally it is now as it was before: The Finder comment field is just as
practical as it is an unreliable place to store information. Too bad,
because it really is so handy. Apple is definitely dropping the ball on a
good thing.

Bjorn

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