We use to be able to use Spotlight to show the "File Path” as folder and file icons.
SEARCH in Spotlight
CLICK on "Show all in Finder" at the bottom of the Spotlight search list.
CLICK on the file or folder
"icon File Path" appears at the bottom of the screen.
This made locating Lost Files easy.
Is there a way to turn this feature back on?
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15
As an option, after Spotlight populates the list of files that it has found, click to highlight the file you wish to locate. Then press the Command key (⌘) and a path bar for that file will slide up into the bottom of the Spotlight results window.
If you press the (Return) key while continuing to hold the ⌘ key, the file's enclosing folder will open.
Press the (Return) key alone and the file will open in it's appropriate application.
(note- this path bar does not display for all search results, for example mail messages, websites and probably some others.)
As an option, after Spotlight populates the list of files that it has found, click to highlight the file you wish to locate. Then press the Command key (⌘) and a path bar for that file will slide up into the bottom of the Spotlight results window.
If you press the (Return) key while continuing to hold the ⌘ key, the file's enclosing folder will open.
Press the (Return) key alone and the file will open in it's appropriate application.
(note- this path bar does not display for all search results, for example mail messages, websites and probably some others.)
Finder menu, View, select, Show Path Bar:
How do you Locate a Lost Files on macOS Catalina?
