Mac OS X: How to View a File‘s Path

There are several ways to view the hierarchical path to a particular file. Use any of these:

• Set the Finder window view to Columns, and read the path from left to right.
• Select the item in the Finder, then Command-click the icon of the enclosing folder that appears in the window's title bar.
• In Mac OS X 10.1 and later, you may choose Customize Toolbar from the View menu in the Finder, then add the Path button to your toolbar.

Note: The icon for the toolbar Path button suggests the path will be presented top to bottom. The path will actually be presented bottom to top (upside down). This is expected behavior. The same is true when Command-clicking the title bar of the Finder window.