Why isn't the Path Bar always available in Find mode?

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Why isn't the Path Bar always available in Find mode?

I have a lot of old files on multiple HDDs in my Mac, so the "Find"feature gets a lot of use. But sometimes the Found files and folders come equipped with a Path Bar, showing me where they are to be found, and sometimes they don't. Considering that it would be good to know where the files are for future reference, how can I make the Path Bar always available-if that is possible-and what am I doing wrong?

Mac Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2), Mac Pro 5,1 mid-2010

Posted on Jul 8, 2018 4:37 AM

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Eau Rouge

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Jul 8, 2018 6:08 AM in response to Birck Cox

You have to actually select an item before the Path will be shown. The other thing you can do is add the Path button to the toolbar. Open a Finder window click on View then select Customise Toolbar. Now click hold and drag the Path icon up into the Toolbar. The only thing is that if you are using the Search field in the Finder window it will display the path of folders but not of files, a bit daft I know.

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Eau Rouge

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Jul 8, 2018 4:54 AM in response to Birck Cox

Open a Finder window and then click View in the menubar and select Show Path Bar.

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Birck Cox Author

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Jul 8, 2018 5:24 AM in response to Eau Rouge

Right. I do that, and that's the problem. Sometimes I get a Path bar, and sometimes it's greyed out and nothing shows up, whether I click on a folder or a file, and whether the files are on the boot drive or on one of the other drives. What can I do to bring up the path bar consistently?

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Birck Cox Author

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Jul 8, 2018 8:20 AM in response to Eau Rouge

That did it. Your suggestion is bang-on. Now I can see the Path Bar every time I go looking for something. Thank you very much for the tip.

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Why isn't the Path Bar always available in Find mode?

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