Windows 10: How to display full file path in Wndows Explorer

There is a tutoral on this issue, but it doesn't solve the central problem, which is, where is the folder? I mean, which drive is it on?

The image shown in the tutoral gives the file path as beginning with "This PC". But WHERE on this PC?

My PC has several drives, and with Windows Explorer being increasingly dumbed down to support people who don't maintain logically arranged folder systems, life is becoming harder for the rest of us. I want to transfer individual files on Gladinet to Amazon AWS, where for cost reasons I store and share our company's 100 GB of data. But I can't transfer them if I don't know what drive they're on.

How to display the full path, including the drive?

:)

 

Suggestion in File Explorer to display full path of directory to move to/copy to

I do use the basic copy/paste but only in a workbook. I couldn’t use the drag function because of physical limitations. I achieve more control and stability only by clicking. And I would still have to scroll up/down when choosing which directory to paste
the files to copy.

 

Suggestion in File Explorer to display full path of directory to move to/copy to

The way to move a file is to click on it and then drag it to the folder you want it to be in and then drop it.

If it is a number of files you can pick the files in a group by clicking on the first on and holding down the Shift key click on the last one in the group, Then click and hold on the highlighted group and drag to the folder you want to put it into.

If the files are not in a group and there are ones that you do not want to move hold down the Control, Ctrl, key and click to highlight those you want to move. After highlighting click and hold and drag to the directory and drop.

This is basic drag and drop.

 

Hi Matthew, welcome to tenforums.com! *Smile

Do you have a link to that tutorial?

This is my title bar:





EDIT:
'This PC' is the beginning of the hierarchy, a particular drive would be the next entry.

 

RE : Where is This PC ?

 

Yep sure: File Explorer Title Bar - Display Full Path in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums

 

In reply to DavidHK, OK I see the folder "This PC", but I would still like to know what drive it is on, and generally I would like file paths to indicate drives.

 

The Full Path is shown in the Title Bar and/or Address Bar, not in the Navigation Pane.

 

Ah right. Silly me, I didn't notice that. Thanks so much!

 

RE : I would still like to know what drive it is on.

In my case, it is Acer (C: )

 

As you can see from these two print screens, windows is only showing the full path from certain folders Perhaps the locations where the full path is not displayed are some sort of virtual folder? I agree with Matthew Pollock and davidhk - this is annoying behavior.

 

This PC is a name, like Computer or My Computer. All drives derive from it, it is not on a drive nor does it reside on a drive.

This PC
|
|--- C:
|--- D:
|--- E:
etc.