How to copy a file path on a Mac
Interactive walkthrough — 4 steps. Click through at your own pace.
Simplified simulation — your app may show more buttons.
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In Finder, click once on the file whose path you want — here Report.pdf — to select it.
Steps in text
- In Finder, click once on the file whose path you want — here Report.pdf — to select it.
- Right-click (or Control-click) the file to open the context menu.
- Hold down the Option key — 'Copy' changes to 'Copy Report.pdf as Pathname'.
- Done — paste anywhere to get the full path, like /Users/ava/Documents/Report.pdf.