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 How
to find a path to a file or folder and copy it
Applies to Windows XP
- See the Windows
Vista version
A path to a folder or filename is a string of
folder names where a particular file is located. For example the true path
to my pictures is C:\Documents and Settings\Your user name\My Documents\My
Pictures. Windows has a shortcut to it in your start menu however it
is not always that easy to get to other files and folders.
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to a file? When you are viewing a folder in a Windows Explorer
window it displays an address bar containing the path to the folder.
- To get to Windows
Explorer press the Windows key on your keyboard and
the E key at the same time.
- Where ever you go, the path will be
listed in the address bar at the top.
- If you double click on c:
drive, then Documents and Settings, then your username, then Favorites,
then music, the path in the address bar will look like this
C:\Documents and Settings\Mitz\Favorites\Music
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How to copy a file or folder path.
- When you have located the path to your
file or folder, select it and make it blue.
- Then press the right mouse
button while hovering over the blue area.
- A menu will appear
- Choose copy from the menu.
Now you can paste it where ever you like. If you just want
to store this path you can paste it onto a notepad. To paste on a notepad,
right click in the blank space and choose paste.
Why would you need to know the path to a
file or folder?
- Knowing where everything is kept can help
when you need to backup files on your computer.
- It is great for saving your internet
favorites folder. When you transfer it to a new computer you can simply
paste the folder to its new location.
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