Learn how to copy the full path of a file or folder directly from the Finder

The Mac Finder is not as versatile as a file manager to use when it comes to copying a file or the full path of the folder that contains it, a small burden that, for example, most users who come from Windows, miss this feature within OS X compared to Windows file explorer.

However, the fact that it is not so intuitive does not mean that the option is not there, that is, within OS X it has been enabled an interactive file path At the bottom of Finder windows, the full path is even displayed in the title bar of a window, but these display methods do not allow you to easily copy the full path of an item to the clipboard.

With OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Apple has introduced a new option that makes copy file path in question be much simpler And just make the operation much more intuitive. Here are some simple steps so that you can copy the full path of the folder or file in question directly from the Finder:

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1. Open a new Finder window by choosing with the right mouse button, New Finder window from the File menu
2. Click on the file or folder you want and at that moment click while we press the Control key, a context menu will open with various options related to the file
3. Now we will release the Control key and press the ALT key (Option (⌥)) to reveal the "hidden" options in this menu, we will see an option labeled, Copy (file / folder) as path.
4. We will select this option and it will copy the path to the system clipboard
5. Finally with CMD + V we can paste the route wherever we need it.

This simple way to copy route is only available on OS X 10.11 El Capitan and later.