Have you ever needed to write directions for where to find a file on the Mac? Thatâs easy if itâs in a well-traveled location, like the Music or Pictures folder, but more difficult if itâs buried several folders deep. Rather than write out instructions like âLook in the Chrome folder inside Googleâs Application Support folder in your user Library folder,â select the item in question, hold down the Option key, and choose Edit > Copy âItemNameâ as Pathname. (A pathname, or path, is the sequence of nested folders that holds a file or folder, such as /Users/adrian/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome.) Then paste the path into an email message or word processing document (or wherever you like). Youâll now have the entire thing exactly where you need it, and you donât have to worry that youâve accidentally left out a navigational step.
