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Reveal location in Explorer for Windows (!) - open folder location of any picture quickly

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February 11, 2022
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Hello,

on Mac I can instantly open the host folder of my pictures in the explorer (finder), on windows this basic function was unfortunately again forgotten.

PLEASE enable reveal location in explorer.

I have hundreds of documents and need to locate them all the time in order for exchange in douzons of different folder locations, even on different hard drives with 3D applications.

p.s. This is how it works on mac...

https://photoshoptrainingchannel.com/tips/reveal-in-explorer-finder/

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

Are you sure that this is not available in Windows? The article instructions and screenshots show Windows, What version of Windows are you on?

Anyway, a script can do that:

// Open Active Document Folder.jsx
#target photoshop;
try {
    app.activeDocument.path;
    app.activeDocument.path.execute();
} catch (e) {
}

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

Jeff Arola

Community Expert

On the mac side finding the File in Finder is different depending on whether you have floating document windows or tabbed document windows.

mac

With tabs right click on the Document Name tab to see Reveal in Finder

With floating document windows right click or Ctrl click on the icon in the middle top of the document

window, which is a mac os function that all mac applications have.

windows

On the windows side Reveal in Explorer only works if you have tabbed documents

(does not work with floating document windows)

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

Thanks for the screenshots Jeff, now I can see what @IAH-1 was referring to, this is not the same command as in a tabbed window, but the end result is the same/better (as you say, a native Mac OS feature).

IAH-1Author

Known Participant

yes exactly.. you can even select any other folder in the small visual hierarchy, if you just drag the mouse cursor onto it and release the mouse button. Very handy.

And just by the icon you can see, if a document was saved or not. Just compare how it changes...

(I have still only on a Windows machine here doing CGI compositing in Photoshop, that's why I haven't a screenshot).

Stephen Marsh

Correct answer

Community Expert

Are you sure that this is not available in Windows? The article instructions and screenshots show Windows, What version of Windows are you on?

Anyway, a script can do that:

// Open Active Document Folder.jsx
#target photoshop;
try {
    app.activeDocument.path;
    app.activeDocument.path.execute();
} catch (e) {
}

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

IAH-1Author

Known Participant

I'm very sure it isn't implemented in windows. I checked every spot with right mouse button click on the window, there are plenty of options, but not the important "reveal location" option.

On my MacBook I have the option. Everything regarding Photoshop UI is better on Mac... sad but true

Thanks for the script, I have set it on a hotkey.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

Your welcome!

This is puzzling, again, what version of Windows are you on? What version of Photoshop?

I just tested in Win 10 with Ps 2022 and it works exactly as advertised, in tabbed window view – contextual right click on the title of the document tab:

EDIT: I just tested on the Mac and this does not apply to floating windows, only tabbed windows.

Adobe do try to offer feature parity between Mac and Win as much as possible, even when this may be considered a detriment (i.e. Save As a Copy).

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