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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! No, Windows is still not offering any help here. But there is a little freeware tool available, called !ClipboardPath, which solves the problem!
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After installation the Windows context menu of 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? What a shame...

No, Windows is still not offering any help here. But there is a little freeware tool available, called ClipboardPath, which solves the problem!

A simple installation precdure and the tool is ready for use. You can download the tool from: http://stefan.bertels.org/en/clipboardpath

After installation the Windows context menu of 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)