How to Show the Path Bar on a Mac

When you open a new Finder window on a Mac computer and begin navigating to different areas of your hard drive, you can see only inside the current folder and not the entire path of your navigation. The Mac OS X Finder has a "Path Bar" feature available, but it is disabled by default. By enabling the Path Bar on your Mac, you can view the exact file structure of your hard drive as you navigate through it.

Things You'll Need

• Mac running OS X 10.5 or later

Instructions

1. Click on the Finder icon in the Dock to open a new Finder window.

2. Navigate to a folder inside of your hard drive.

3. Open the "View" menu at the top of the screen and select "Show Path Bar." The Path Bar will appear at the bottom of the current Finder window and show you the exact location of the folder you are viewing.

4. Go to the "View" menu again and select "Hide Path Bar" if you want to disable this feature again.

References

• Features of the Finder