ɪn ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ˈæpəl ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɪŋ sˈɪstəmz, fˈaɪndɚɹ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃənz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd sˈɪmɪlɚ fˈaɪlz, bˌʌt æt ðə ɹˈuːt ʌvðə vˈɑːljuːm bˌiːɪŋ ˈæksɛst, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˌɔn fˈɔːɹən fˈaɪl sˈɪstəmz, kəlˈɛktɪŋ ˈɔːl sˈɛɾɪŋz fɔːɹ ˈɔːl fˈaɪlz ɔnðə vˈɑːljuːm ɪnstˈɛd ʌv hˌævɪŋ sˈɛpɹət fˈaɪlz fɔːɹ ˈiːtʃ ɹᵻspˈɛktɪv fˈoʊldɚ.
In earlier Apple operating systems, Finder applications created similar files, but at the root of the volume being accessed, including on foreign file systems, collecting all settings for all files on the volume (instead of having separate files for each respective folder).