azureazure-blob-storagestorage

File properties for files stored as blobs in Azure Storage Account


I have files stored as blobs in an Azure Storage Account. Is there a way to get the information from the Details tab of Properties without downloading the file? This is information from the Details tab when you right click on a file and select Properties on a Windows machine. Not the Azure blob properties.

Could this be done if files were stores in an AWS S3 bucket?


Solution

  • This is information from the Details tab when you right click on a file and select Properties on a Windows machine. Not the Azure blob properties. Could this be done if files were stores in an AWS S3 bucket?

    It is not possible to get Details tab information directly from Azure Blob Storage or AWS S3 without accessing the blob's contents, because that metadata is inside the file, not in the storage service's properties.

    Just to clarify, the Details tab in Windows Explorer (accessed by right-clicking a file and selecting Properties > Details) displays metadata that's embedded within the file itself like:

    For documents: Title, Subject, Author, Tags

    For photos: Dimensions, Camera Model, Exposure Time

    For audio/video files: Bitrate, Duration, Album, Artist

    This information is not stored in Azure Blob Storage's own blob properties or metadata unless you explicitly extract and store it separately.