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Imagine that there is deep in the Windows directory structure a file your are interested in, and you need the full pathname, with or without the filename? What a shame... Imagine that there is deep in the Windows directory structure a file your are interested in, and you need the full pathname, with or without the filename?
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No, Windows is still not offering any help here. But there is a little freeware tool available, called ClipboardPath, which solves the problem! Until recently Windows did not offer any help at all. With Windows 7 (I never touched Vista) there is a way to get the full path: shift-right-clicking on a file or folder offers an option "Copy as path". Rather awkward for something I need that often.
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A simple installation precdure and the tool is ready for use. You can download the tool from: http://stefan.bertels.org/en/clipboardpath There is a little freeware tool available, called !ClipboardPath, which solves the problem. A simple installation procedure and the tool is ready for use. You can download the tool from:

http://stefan.bertels.org/en/clipboardpath

After installing it the Windows context menu for a file or folder in Windows Explorer (or any Open File dialog) offers this:

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ClipboardPath

Imagine that there is deep in the Windows directory structure a file your are interested in, and you need the full pathname, with or without the filename?

Until recently Windows did not offer any help at all. With Windows 7 (I never touched Vista) there is a way to get the full path: shift-right-clicking on a file or folder offers an option "Copy as path". Rather awkward for something I need that often.

There is a little freeware tool available, called ClipboardPath, which solves the problem. A simple installation procedure and the tool is ready for use. You can download the tool from:

http://stefan.bertels.org/en/clipboardpath

After installing it the Windows context menu for a file or folder in Windows Explorer (or any Open File dialog) offers this:

pathtoclip.png

GetPath (last edited 2012-12-23 15:21:00 by KaiJaeger)