How to copy out full paths of files/folders by Windows itself?

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Today I will tell you a very common Windows technique, I believe that most people need it! - No matter what purpose, sometimes, we need to copy files/folders complete paths in Windows. Good, take a look at this practice if you do not know this technique. For instance, we need to copy "Windows Mail" folder's full path that under "C:\Program Files (x86)", like this:



Do not consider right-clicking and selecting property values, I give you the easier method directly if you do not know this technique:

• Click address bar, press <Ctrl+C>, copy out "Windows Mail" directory's path (automatically selected all text after clicked address bar).
• Press <Win+R>, input "notepad", press <Enter> to open Notepad application, press <Ctrl+V>, paste the copied path into Notepad.
• Switch to File Explorer, select "Windows Mail" folder, press <F2> and <Ctrl+C>, copy out the resource name.
• Switch to Notepad, append \ symbol after previous path, and then press <Ctrl+V> to paste "Windows Mail" string.
• Press <Ctrl+A> to select all text in Notepad, and then press <Ctrl+C>. Good, congratulations! You have got the full path of "Windows Mail" directory now!

Note: the method of copying file's full path is similar as above.

A Windows skill may finish above operations within one minute, but for a novice or general Windows user, this may take a few minutes. It is really complicated, are there some simple ways? Yes! Windows "Run" dialog box supports drag and drop, this can make the work to be very easy:
Press <Win+R> to open "Run" dialog box, and then drag the target folder/file and drop it on the "Run" dialog box to get its full path.

Please note: please delete the old text in "Run" box before drag and drop, its defect is can only copy the full path for ONE resource per time. The second method is very easy but powerful:
Select the resources (folders and files) in File Explorer as you need, hold down the <Shift> key and right-click them, then click "Copy as path" menu item like this:



Or just click the <Copy path> button after selected resources:



Need to verify it? Easy. Just open Notepad, press <Ctrl+V>, good, got it. See below screenshot:



Do not need double quotes symbol (")? Easy! Just press <Ctrl+H> keys in Notepad, replace " as blank. Method 1: drag the target resource and drop it on "Run" dialog box. Defect: only supports to copy the complete path for single file or folder.
Method 2: [Shift] + right-click resources and click "Copy as path" command or just click the <Copy path> button on the toolbar. Advantage: supports copying full paths in batch mode, that is, can copy the full paths of multiple directories / files per time.

P.S. The two methods neither use any third-party software. I think you can uninstall the related software after read this article.

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