Friday, February 2, 2018

How To Display The Full Path In Title Bar Of Windows File Explorer

Display the full path in the title bar of File Explorer

In Microsoft Windows, by default, the title bar of File Explorer only displays the previous folder name of the file or the folder you access. The title bar doesn't display the full path of the file or folder. Sometimes, being able to display the full path of the file or the folder in the title bar of File Explorer is handy especially if the file or folder is in the deeper folder hierarchy.

Actually if desired, you can display the full path of the file or folder in the title bar of File Explorer. You only need to do setting changes. Microsoft Windows gives you the flexibility to change the settings for this purpose. By doing a few changes to the settings of the Folder Options dialog box, you can display the full path of the file or folder in the title bar of File Explorer. Here are the steps to do the setting changes:

Open File Explorer and you can see the title bar of File Explorer which only shows the last folder of a file or a folder you want to open.

Display the full path in the title bar of File Explorer

To be able to display the full path of a file or a folder, make sure you are in the View tab (1), click the Options button (2), and then select Change folder and search options (3).

Display the full path in the title bar of File Explorer

In the Folder Options dialog box that appears, make sure you are in the View tab (1), in the Files and Folders section (2), check the check box labeled Display the full path in the title bar (3), click the Apply button (4), and then click the OK button (5) to save the changes.

Display the full path in the title bar of File Explorer

Now, the title bar of File Explorer displays the full path of a file or a folder you want to open.

Display the full path in the title bar of File Explorer