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Sydney G
Sydney G
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October 7, 2023
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A file's location

  • October 7, 2023
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Is there a panel or setting that will show a file's physical path location when clicked on.
I've examined all of the panels and have checked settings.
Scenario: While viewing hundreds of files (show items from subfolders), when I click on a file obviously there is a ton of info about the selected file. But I would like to know exactly (the path) to where that file is located. 

IS there a setting or particular panel, workspace or view that would show this?

    Correct answer Stephen Marsh

    You can use the script in the following topic, which does correctly copy the path to the clipboard if you are viewing sub-folders:

     

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/help-me-to-customize-code-to-copy-all-path-of-selected-items/td-p/14115779

     

    https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html

     

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    Stephen Marsh
    Community Expert
    Stephen MarshCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    October 7, 2023

    You can use the script in the following topic, which does correctly copy the path to the clipboard if you are viewing sub-folders:

     

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/help-me-to-customize-code-to-copy-all-path-of-selected-items/td-p/14115779

     

    https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html

     

      Sydney G
      Sydney GAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      October 8, 2023

      Thank you..
      This worked perfectly. Luckily I do alot of web development, was able to drop the snippet into VSCode delete the +"|clip" portion and it worked perfectly.

      Hopefully you see this.. but are there any repositories anywhere that have other useful quality of life code snippets for Bridge or Photoshop that you are aware of?

      gregreser
      gregreser
      Legend
      October 8, 2023

      There some very useful scripts in these two collections. Keep in mind that each time there is a Bridge update, some scripting things change (bugs are introduced) so some of the older scripts might not work perfectly. Still, they proved many fundamental functions.

      https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts 
      https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mg817g9a9ymbasi/AADTmXUVxmFfM58bcyYE7yiwa?dl=0 

       

      You can download the Bridge SDK at:

      https://developer.adobe.com/console/servicesandapis

      \docs

      • "Bridge 2023 JavaScript Reference.pdf" has information about JavaScript objects, properties, and functions
      • "Bridge 2023 JavaScript Guide.pdf" has information on JavaScript UI customization

      \sdksamples\javascript

      • Lots of useful examples
      gregreser
      gregreser
      Legend
      October 7, 2023

      Click the path bar at the top to see the path of the files in the content panel. You can copy and paste this path.

       

       

      Unfortunatley, this isn't so useful if you have selected "Show Items From Subfolders" because it only shows the path of the parent folder.

        gary_sc
        Community Expert
        gary_scCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 7, 2023

        Greg is correct, there is no way to show the path if you are showing items from subfolders. 

         

        BTW, If you do not see the Pathbar, go to Windows (menu) -> Pathbar (toward the bottom). Very handy tool.

          whcressall
          whcressall
          Known Participant
          August 9, 2025

          Literally insane. When managing thousands of files this is fully maybe 20% of my workload. Why would this simple operation which Bridge clearly does under the hood be hidden from the user?

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