How to edit the (metadata) "comments" field of a folder?

Any idea how to edit that "comments" field?

Is there a tweak available that would allow to simply click on the comment field to edit it?

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Any idea how to edit that "comments" field?

Use the following VBS script.

My system is windows 10 64 bit.

I've solved it with a vbs script.

  • First I change the folder attributes to "system folder".

  • Then I placed an Desktop.INI file inside the folder with the comments as a parameter "InfoTip". You can change the comments inside the INI file later to change the comments field.

This is the script (you can drag a folder on the script to use it):

'CreateFolderComments.vbs
'On Error Resume Next

Dim Foldername
Dim strMessage
Dim oShell
Dim fs

Set fs = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strMessage = Inputbox("Comments","Input Comments")
Foldername = Wscript.Arguments(0)
'Msgbox chr(34) & Foldername & chr(34)
Set oShell = WScript.CreateObject("WSCript.shell")
oShell.run "C:\Windows\System32\attrib +s " & chr(34) & FolderName & chr(34)
Set Tekstfile = fs.CreateTextFile(FolderName & "\Desktop.Ini", True)

Tekstfile.writeline("[.ShellClassInfo]")
Tekstfile.writeline("InfoTip=" & strMessage)

MsgBox "DONE !"

Source In Window Explorer, How do we add a Comment for a folder? - Microsoft Community


Is there a tweak available that would allow to simply click on the comment field to edit it?

No, but see above script.