ɪɾ ɪz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd ænd meɪntˈeɪnd baɪ ðə fˈaɪndɚɹ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən ɪn ˈɛvɹi fˈoʊldɚ, ænd hɐz fˈʌŋkʃənz sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ðə fˈaɪl dˈɛsktɑːp.ɪnˈaɪ ɪn mˈaɪkɹəsˌɑːft wˈɪndoʊz.
It is created and maintained by the Finder application in every folder, and has functions similar to the file desktop.ini in Microsoft Windows.