How do I get the full path for a file in finder?

I look for a file in finder, finder finds it. But, I'd like to find it's full path. How do I do that?


You can also enter the following in Terminal:

defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool YES
then
killall Finder

This will display the full path in the titlebar.

path

to turn it back off change the -bool YES to NO

Or if you want to copy the text of the path you can drag the file into Terminal.


c while file is highlighted to copy its path to the macOS clipboard.

(option-command-c)

Easier than all of these by a long shot, IMO.


Command-C on the file to copy, and Command-V on the command line in Terminal. Or drag the file to the Terminal window


There are a few ways:

  • Right-click the folder name in the top of the window

    Finder Window Path

  • In the Finder choose "View > Show Path Bar"

    Finder Path Bar

  • Use Go2Shell to open a terminal window at that location


In Finder...

  1. Select a file
  2. Choose "View > Show Path Bar"
  3. Right-click the Path Bar file name (or file icon)
  4. Select "Copy as Pathname"
  5. Paste the Pathname where you desire

right click on the path bar file name