Copy the full path of a file from Windows Explorer
Posted by jpluimers on 2019/06/14
Every now and then, I learn a “new” feature that has existed for a very long time.
This time it is about the Copy as Path feature from Windows Explorer context menu:
- hold the
shiftkey, then right click any file or directory - select
Copy as Path
This was introduced in Windows Vista ([WayBack] How to Get Windows Vista and 7’s “Copy as Path” Option in Windows XP Context Menu? – AskVG).
By default the Copy as Path is not in the context menu: you have to press the shift key. In the past, I used tools like ClipName from the PC TimeWatch people – Freeware « The Wiert Corner – irregular stream of stuff.
Seems I do not use that any more for just copying one filename, only for copying multiple.
Related:
- [WayBack] Copy full file path in Windows XP – Super User
- [WayBack] Windows Tips: Copy a File Path, Show or Hide Extensions | PCWorld
- [WayBack] windows 7 – How to have right click menu to copy full folder path to clipboard?: – Super User
–jeroen
The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 
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