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File Description is a software program which allows individuals to easily append descriptions to any item on their hard drive, so as to identify them much quicker.

The installation process is fairly typical and does not bring any surprises. After finalizing it, you come face to face with a plain UI, which consists of a menu bar, a few shortcut buttons and panels in which to display the description and all items in a folder. In addition to that, anybody can find their way around it, regardless of their previous experience with computers.

In order to start editing descriptions, you are required to choose a directory, so that you can view its contents. All items are going to be displayed along with details such as name, size, date, time and description.

Double-clicking on a file enables you to edit the description, while right-clicking on one brings up a context menu which lets you open or delete the selected document, refresh the list, as well as edit the description.

It is also possible to take advantage of the incorporated search function, and access the Help contents provided. The last are well-organized and quite comprehensive, so that any type of person can learn how to use File Description to its fullest potential.

This tool does not put a strain on your computer’s performance, as it uses minimal CPU and RAM. Response time is good and our tests did not reveal any crashes or bugs. Taking all of this into consideration, File Description proves to be a useful piece of software, especially for people interested in adding descriptions to particular files from their hard disks.