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Windows Vista Hidden "Copy As Path" option (blog.spontaneouspublicity.com)

published 2 years ago, submitted by HoolieManHoolieMan(1680) 2 years ago

In Windows Vista, if you hold down the Shift key and right click on a file, a new option appears in the context menu: "Copy As Path". Why this option is so hidden, I don’t know.

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posted by JudahGabrielJudahGabriel(755) 2 years ago

Why the option is hidden? Probably because most average users won't use it! This is more a geek feature than anything. It makes sense that it's available only via a keyboard shortcut.

posted by gmaganagmagana(5) 2 years ago

Nah it should not be hidden... How many times has someone struggled to find the full path of a file? Nothing's easier than telling a user over the phone "right click and select Copy as Path"...

I'm sure glad it's in there though...

posted by senfosenfo(870) 2 years ago

Just to play devils advocate, is it that hard to tell them to hold down shift and have them right-click the file? Sure, it's one more step, but I don't think anybody would have a problem with that. Then again, I've never worked tech support so maybe I'm being too generous.

posted by HoolieManHoolieMan(1680) 2 years ago

I think the main problem is that Shift+Right Click is much less discoverable than just right click. Right click has been around long enough that people know to look there for options.

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