How To Copy A File Path, Show or Hide Extension In Windows?

A big question while working on the system is How to Copy a File Path, Show or Hide an Extension in Windows?

As the previously followed methods are very time taking. Imagine being in the middle of something, need to upload some image or file immediately, you start browsing the files, but the browser starts showing you a countless number of files to go through and you keep browsing and struggling for minutes just to upload the file. I guess this must have happened with almost all of us and I’m sure that you will agree that it becomes very irritating.

Windows have a default setting of hiding file extensions. Windows itself knows that it is a word document so it should be opened in Microsoft Word or it is an image so it will be open in photos.  Showing file extension is good for security reasons. If you will not be able to see an extension of the file, you will not be able to know whether it’s a program, safe document, or media file. Making the file extensions will save our time. In case we do not want to see those extensions we can hide them again. So here we will learn about a few methods to tackle these daily life problems.

How to Copy a File Path in Windows?

You must have faced the time when you are uploading some image files on social media sites or while filing any document. When you browse for photos in the system, the browser opens different folders which may contain an uncountable number of image files. It’s a very tough job to find the desired image quickly. It is sure gonna take a lot of time this way. But your work could be done easier by using some windows tricks. If you have that image in your explorer you can simply just copy its path to take down your work easier. Here is a solution to copy a file path in windows easily.

Steps followed to copy a file path in windows:

• In the question section in windows explorer, find your desired image or document.
• Right-click the photo or file while holding the shift key.
• A context menu will appear on the screen.
• Find and click on the “Copy as path” option.
• This will copy the path of that image or folder on your keyboard.

• Now head towards the page in your browser where you want to upload the copied file.
• Now to paste that file (image or document), press ctrl+v.
• Click on ok and you are done.

Note: If the shift button is not pressed while right-clicking, the “copy as path” option will not appear.

Now no more surfing through uncountable folders and files is needed, follow only a few steps and you are good to go. Only a few keyboard clicks and tricks will save you from that maddening dance.

This super cool trick to copy a file path is not limited to the browser only. You can use this while hacking the registry for adding any app to your desktop or running some commands in the command prompt or while using the PowerShell or we can say that you can use this trick anywhere, where it requires the full path of the file. Doing this will give you ease and you will not need to type it out.

How to Show or Hide File Extension in Windows?

Windows get an idea about what the type of file is by its extension. File extensions are three, and four-digit long usually but they can be longer also. The .exe, .mp3, .mp4, .docx, .flac, .pdf, etc are few most commonly used file extensions.

Unhiding file extensions can help in discriminating whether the file is a document, pdf, or any media file at a glance. It may be that a file is named PDF but its icon is of a document file and the extension is also hidden. It would be impossible to tell only by seeing if is it a word file or a pdf file. The icon of the document could be a disguise.  So, it’s better to keep the extension visible.

How to Show File Extension in Windows 8 and 10?

The following steps could be taken to make the file extension visible in windows 8 and 10:

• Open the Control Panel on your system.
• Under Appearance and Personalization, choose the folder option.
• On the right of the ribbon there will be an option icon, click it.
• Click on the “View” tab to open.
•  In the show/hide section, there will be three options that will have a toggle between on and off.
• Activate the “File Name Extension” option and this is it.
• File Explorer will remember your choice until you turn it off by yourself.

How to Show File Extension in Windows 7?

Showing file extension in windows 7 is a little different as it is deeply buried and hidden in the folder options window. Let’s see steps to show extension in windows 7:

• Same as in previous, click on the start option.
• Click the “Organiser” option on the Windows Explorer Toolbar.
• Open the “Folder and Search “ option.
• At the top of the Folder Options window, there will be a view option.
• Click it.
• Under the Advanced Setting option, there will be a checkbox option showing “Hide Extension of Known File Types”.
• Uncheck it.
• Click “OK” to change your setting.

This Option window can also be accessed on Windows 8 and 10 but clicking on the file extension and toggling it is much faster and easier.

Hiding the Extension Again

In case you feel that you no longer need to see the extensions or in any case, if you want to hide the extensions again then you can just do the same process to follow to show them and just check the checkbox of hiding option or just toggle the value to no accordingly. Your file’s extension will be hidden again and you can show them when you need it.

Conclusion

Through this article, we came to know about the quick tips and trips to copy a file path on Windows and to show or hide the extensions on Windows. Now uploading any document or image on any site will not take as much time as it used to take. We just need to copy the path of the image, document, or file and we can use it simply where we want without surfing numerous files.

Now talking about the file extensions, it would be easy to tell which file it is just by seeing it without opening it because they will have extensions, and those extensions can be made hidden also when not needed. If you have any queries you can reach to us any time. Our Support Team assists you.