How to Enable and Use Finder Path Bar

This article will show you how to Enable and Use Finder Path Bar. The default app for viewing and dealing with files on your Mac is the Finder bar in macOS. But there is something called the Path Bar that can be helpful. Let’s take a look at what it is and how to use it. When your Mac is done starting up, the Finder is the first thing you see.

It opens by itself and stays open even if you switch to another app. The Finder window bar is at the top, and the Desktop is at the bottom. The Desktop is where you can see screens for files, folders, and programs. At the bottom of all Finder windows is a bar called the Path Bar. It shows the interactive path to the current working area.

Even people who keep a deep file tree system in good shape sometimes need help finding files. When you need to find a file that is deep in a folder, knowing the file path can help you find it quickly. The root location is the first part of the path for every file on a Mac. If you use the device often, you’ve probably built up a lot of files and groups over time. If you want to know more information about this Visit Official Apple Support site.

How to Enable and Use Finder Path Bar on Mac

Enable the Finder Path Bar

By default, the Finder Path Bar is turned off. However, it only takes a few seconds to turn it on.

• Start by opening a Finder window on your Mac. An easy way to do this is to click the Finder icon in the Dock.
• With a Finder window open, select Show Path Bar from the View menu.
• The Path Bar displays at the bottom of all your Finder windows showing the path to any file or folder you choose.

Using the Finder’s Path Bar

The Path Bar can be used as a road map to show where you’ve been and how you got from there to here, but it can also be used for other helpful things.

1. Double-click any of the folders in the Path Bar to go to that folder.
2. Move files and folders to any item in the Path Bar by dragging and dropping them. Copy items by holding down the Option key as you drag them or create an alias to an item by holding down the Command + Option keys while you drag.
3. Move folders around within the Path Bar. This is handy if you accidentally create a folder at the wrong level, and it would be better if it moved up or down a level in the existing path. Drag the folder to the location in the path where you want it to be.
4. Truncated folder names often show up in the Path Bar. You can expand the Finder window to see the folders’ full names, but that doesn’t work well if you have a lot of truncated folder names in the Path Bar. A better method is to place your cursor over a folder with a truncated name. After a second or two, the folder expands to show its full name.
5. The Path Bar also works when you’re performing a Finder search. When the results of a search are displayed in the Finder, you can discover where an item is stored by selecting the item in the search results and then glancing at the Path Bar.

Sometimes, it’s important to know where a file is on your Mac, but Apple doesn’t make it clear how to find this information. You might need to know the path to a file in order to run a Terminal command. Or maybe you need to send an application to a certain place.