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Tags in Finder allows the user to class files and folders with a little colored tag.

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Folder /label highlighting in Mavericks 10.9

I recommend the free Extension "XtraFinder". Since Version 0.19 there is a new Option in "Appearance" called "Leagacy Color Label Painting" which brings back the color background in the finder-listmod …
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Can I revert to the Mountain Lion style labels instead of Mavericks tags? How?

Good news for all that miss the color-backgrounds from 10.8 and below. The free Extension "XtraFinder" has a new Option in Version 0.19 called "Leagacy Color Label Painting" (in "Appearance") which br …
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What is the gray circle Finder shows next to a file, that is not a tag?

Thanks for clarifying the question about the location and your OS. In your case, the grey dot is a progress indicator for a downloaded file. It used to be a horizontal bar, filling up as the downloa …
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Looking for an App to manage Finder Tags

Ironic Software has several Apps which can do that, f.e. 'Yep' and 'Leap'. Take a look at their descriptions, both are Sierra-compatible.
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