Option for Real Path in Breadcrumb Bar ?

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VeeGee

Option for Real Path in Breadcrumb Bar ?

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Good morning,
Right-click copying the path in the breadcrumb bar is great and I use it quite a bit. When I happen to be in a "special" folder such as AppData, etc., I have to use the "Copy Real Path" option, which works. Is there a setting that can permanently replace the "Copy Path" with the "Copy Real Path" for these folders ? I have yet to find a situation where I needed to use the path with the special folder name in it versus the actual full path.

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Re: Option for Real Path in Breadcrumb Bar ?

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No. Why should I inject the functionality of one command into the other while I'm showing both commands?

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Re: Option for Real Path in Breadcrumb Bar ?

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Simple. The way it is now makes no sense and isn't consistent. Example, every other normal folder it is "Copy Path". On "special" folders that becomes "Copy Real Path". It should say "Copy Special Path" and the "Copy Path" should function as it does on every other folder.

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Re: Option for Real Path in Breadcrumb Bar ?

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Well, that's one way to see it. But "path" here is what's currently shown everywhere in the interface: in the tree, the breadcrumb, the title bar. So it also makes sense to copy this path. BTW, I often copy the current path, and I like it to be "special" whenever it can. It's shorter.

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Re: Option for Real Path in Breadcrumb Bar ?

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Ha! You sneaky bugger :biggrin: I was in my FF profile folder and needed the path and to my surprise :
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Thank you for making this change !

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Re: Option for Real Path in Breadcrumb Bar ?

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:eh: Uhm. Did not change anything... :? What do you mean?

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Re: Option for Real Path in Breadcrumb Bar ?

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Well, huh. Since my FF folder is buried under APPDATA, I swear 1) I have never seen Copy Special Path listed and 2) that Copy Path always copied the goofy path, e.g. not the full one. I swear. Maybe I am just mistaken, it has been rough lately, or it was displaying different for other special locations.

The way the screenshot is now is exactly what my original post was asking for. Now I am confused...

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Re: Option for Real Path in Breadcrumb Bar ?

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Copy Special Path is shown if you currently are in the real path (and a Special Path exists). Ever since. :)

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