Show file location in finder from opened file

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Show file location in finder from opened file

On previous mac OS versions I always used to click on the file icon in the title bar from an opened file, to see the location of that file in Finder (a dropdown box with a folder structure would pop out). However, since Big Sur, that option is gone. I used that option a lot, so it would be great to know if this is still possible in any way.

So, in short: I want to go to the finder location of an opened file (e.g. a PDF in Preview) with one or a few clicks.

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 14, 2021 4:55 AM

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Barney-15E

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Jul 14, 2021 5:19 AM in response to Kippewit

The capability has not been removed.

However, you have always had to cmd+click on the title to get the popup menu of the path.

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VikingOSX

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Jul 14, 2021 5:38 AM in response to Kippewit

In Pages v11.1 or Preview on macOS 11.4, I can simply move the mouse pointer over the title bar to get the down symbol that allows one to click on that to expose the current folder location. And Barney-15E's suggestion for ⌘+click when the pointer is over the filename — also drops down a hierarchy panel showing the (clickable) path component names to the document.

Are you using a keyboard remapping or keyboard shortcut tool that may have altered the result above?

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Kippewit Author

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Jul 14, 2021 5:37 AM in response to dialabrain

Seems like it works with files in my home directory, but it does not work with files in hidden directories (like the mail attachment library, or hidden libraries from other apps). It used to work on both.

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Kippewit Author

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Jul 14, 2021 5:24 AM in response to Barney-15E

If I command + click on the title, nothing happens. If I long press on the title, an icon appears to the left of the title, however, if I command + click, or right click, or just click on that icon, nothing pops out of the icon.

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dialabrain

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Jul 14, 2021 5:31 AM in response to Kippewit

Seems to work here…

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Barney-15E

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Jul 14, 2021 5:46 AM in response to Kippewit

Testing a few files, it appears items in iCloud Drive do not show the menu. I guess because they don't want to point to the location in the Mobile Documents folder.

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