In our day-to-day with Mac, we often find ourselves needing to know the exact location of our files. Whether it's to execute specific commands in the terminal or just out of organizational curiosity, knowing the complete path of a file can be crucial. From a photo on the desktop to a hidden configuration file, including the DMG files of the Mac that we can open on a PC with Windows, every file has a specific address in our system. Let's look at four simple but foolproof methods to discover these paths.
Methods to Reveal the Location of Our Files
The most intuitive way to see the path of a file is through the address bar of the Finder. By activating it from the View menu or with the shortcut Option (⌥) + Command (⌘) + P, this bar directly shows us the location of the selected file.
The title bar of each Finder window can also be a source of information. By right-clicking on the window's name, the complete path of the current directory is displayed, allowing us to easily navigate between folder levels.
For cases where we need to insert the path elsewhere, the most effective method is to copy the address directly. This is done by right-clicking on the file or folder and holding down the Option (⌥) key to transform the Copy option into Copy "file name" as path.
Lastly, the information window for each file (accessible with a right-click and selecting Get Info or pressing Command (⌘) + I) offers details about the file's location in the Location section.
Although there are other ways to obtain a file's address in macOS, such as using Spotlight or Terminal, the methods we've just seen are the quickest, most efficient, and cover most needs. With them, in a matter of seconds, we will be navigating through the file paths of our Mac with ease.
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