~~Title: OtherMeta ~~
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The **OtherMeta** object is retrieved from the **[[metadata|Metadata]].other** property. It provides access to miscellaneous information about the file or folder.


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$$ Property Name
$$ Return Type
$$ Description
$$ autodesc
$$ //string//
$$ An automatically generated description string for the item. This is the same string that is shown in the Description column in a Lister. Opus automatically generates the description for various types of files using the other metadata in ways that make the most sense.
$$ dircount
$$ //int//
$$ For a folder, the size of which has been calculated via **[[..:..:command_reference:internal_commands:getsizes|GetSizes]]** or similar, this provides the number of sub-folders directly underneath the folder.
$$ dircounttotal
$$ //int//
$$ Similar to **dircount**, this provides the total number of sub-folders underneath the folder (this is a recursive count - it includes sub-sub-folders, sub-sub-sub-folders, etc.)
$$ filecount
$$ //int//
$$ For a folder, the size of which has been calculated via **[[..:..:command_reference:internal_commands:getsizes|GetSizes]]** or similar, this provides the number of files directly located in that folder.
$$ filecounttotal
$$ //int//
$$ Similar to **filecount**, this provides the total number of files in the folder and all its sub-folders, sub-sub-folders, etc.
$$ foldercontents
$$ //string//
$$ For a folder, the size of which has been calculated via **[[..:..:command_reference:internal_commands:getsizes|GetSizes]]** or similar, this returns a string giving a summary of the contents of the folder.
$$ nsdesc
$$ //string//
$$ A description automatically generated for the item by its parent virtual file system.
$$ rating
$$ //int//
$$ Returns the user-assigned rating for this file or folder.
$$ target
$$ //object://**[[path|Path]]** 
$$ Returns a **[[path|Path]]** object representing the target path of shortcuts and links.
$$ target_type
$$ //string//
$$ Returns a //string// indicating the type of the link (//unknown//, //linkfile//, //dosfile//, //url//, //junction//, //softlink//).
$$ usercomment
$$ string
$$ Returns the user-assigned description for the file or folder.
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