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How to Display Full Path of Files and Folders in Windows 10

Isabella Shinn
Isabella Shinn

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Want to show the full path of files and folders in the title bar? follow this tutorial, it will show you 2 ways to display the full path of the current open folder in the title bar of File Explorer in Windows 10.


Way 1: Display Full Path in the Title Bar of File Explorer

Step 1: Press Windows logo + E keys to open File Explorer.

Step 2: Then click on View > Options in File Explorer Ribbon. Then select Change folder and search options from the drop-down.

Change folder and search options

Step 3: In File Options, select the View tab, then click to check on Display the full path in the title bar checkbox.

Display the full path in title bar

Step 4: The title bar will change like this.

The title bar will display the full path

Tips: If you do not want to view full path, just follow the above steps and uncheck the Display the full path in the title bar box in Step 3.

Way 2: Display the Full Path of Files/Folders via Registry Editor

You can change registration value data in Registry Editor to display the full path of files and folders.

Step 1: Open Registry Editor.

Press Win + R to open theRun dialog, then type in regedit and press Enter key.

Open registry editor

Step 2: Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CabinetState.

Step 3: On the right-side pane of CabinetState subkey, double-click FullPath to change its data value.

Modify FullPath registry

If it doesn't exist, right-click on CabinetState to select New, to create a new DWORD-type value named FullPath.

Step 4: Then set the value data as 1 to enable it.

By default, the Value data for FullPath DWORD is 0, which means not display the full path of files and folders.

Set value data as 1

Step 5: When finished, close the Registry Editor.