How to remove tags (colored dots) next to apps.

Hi William Rivas,

I have an article for you that can help you set your tags preferences:

OS X: Tags help you organize your files

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5839

You may also need to simply delete the existing tags from your applications. Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Have a good one!

-Braden

You're welcome, WIlliam! Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!

Regards,

Braden

This method, of openinb the Finder and delting a Tag is NO GOOD

I want to file url of my pdf and docs - where I got them from

I can paste in a text tag of the url.

But if I delete that from the Finder, the tag on the file is delted too

THIS IS AN APALLING SYSTEM

shasz3 wrote:

This method, of openinb the Finder and delting a Tag is NO GOOD

I want to file url of my pdf and docs - where I got them from

I can paste in a text tag of the url.

But if I delete that from the Finder, the tag on the file is delted too

THIS IS AN APALLING SYSTEM

I'm confused as to what you want. If you want the tag on the file, then don't delete the tag.

If you download a document from the web, the download URL is automatically attached to the metadata and can be found in the Get Info window in the More Info section.

Hi Barney

Very much appreciate your reply

I am running OS 10.9.1

When I ask for Info, the dialog box does not contain a "Where from" field.

If it did, I would be very happy

It appears it will only get tagged by Safari if it is downloaded as opposed to opened in browser and saved.

So, you would have to right-click and select Donwload Linked File instead of clicking on it and having it open in the browser. Seems kind of dumb that it still wouldn't tag it.

I think that understand what you say.

And yes that is totally entirely dumb.

I have an Apple mouse, which I like because it just goes "click".

Do you mean that I now have to program the mouse (for the first time) that the right side key is used to dowload files direct from their url, instead of using my browser.

If so, that is both slower and a lot less convenient

Thx

Stuart

OK, I have found a better way of embedding the Where From url with Safari

No right clicking - keyboard controls

How to download Safari file url in Where From metadata 16 Jan 2014

Answer 3

http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/57039/how-make-safari-download-pdf-file s-instead-of-opening-them-in-page

You can make Safari on the Mac download ANY files (mp3, mp4, jpg, pdf and more) by doing the following.

1. 1. Open the file (movie,music,etc) in Safari. That normally comprises of clicking the link to the pdf/movie/music etc.
2. 2. Click on the url of the browser (in this case it would end in ".../xyz.pdf".
3. 3. Hold option down and press Return(or Enter).

The file you are viewing downloads to the Downloads folder on the mac.

I've tested this with almost all file types possible. Very very useful little feature that unfortunately too few people know about.