Last Update: Dec 03, 2024 | Published: Jan 07, 2009
While working with files and folders in your Windows operating system you might sometimes find the need to copy a file’s exact and full path. Besides needing these paths for programming needs you might might also need it for usage in the Run command, a Command Prompt window, e-mail messages, a Google search or for a billion other uses.
Before Windows Vista you had to manually copy the folder path from the Windows Explorer (or Command Prompt) window, and then manually add the file’s name, plus the file’s extension, and do not forget having to add the quotation marks around the long path.
Here comes Windows Vista and ads this very useful shortcut to the DEFAULT installation inside Windows Explorer’s context menu!
Note: As in most cases, Microsoft has only gone part of the way with this cool feature. It’s silly but this context menu add-on in only available when you right-click on the folder in the right pane, and not in the left pane or in a My Computer window…
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