vista Vista Tip: Can I copy a file or folders path instead of the file itself?Have you ever brought up a Open dialog and thought to yourself…

Why can’t I copy the path of a file/folder directly from explorer?

The boys in Redmond must have heard ya because here it is on your context menu!

vista Vista Tip: Can I copy a file or folders path instead of the file itself?

It is not available in XP but… now it’s an option, in Vista.

What you need to do is hold down the shift key, while right-clicking the file or folder…

Choose the Copy as Path from the menu. Here is whats on the clipboard after clicking copy as path:

“C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Sample Pictures\Creek.jpg”

Note: This will also allow you to copy the path of a folder to the clipboard. This becomes VERY handy in grabbing a long path and definitely can save you a few clicks.

Anyone have a way to add this functionality to XP?


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