Any way to get the Spotlight window to show "where" the files are?

zephead · Jan 7, 2007, 03:16 PM

*points to thread title*

Thanks to anyone who answers.

Eraserhead · Jan 7, 2007, 03:22 PM

no unless you click on "show all" to load the search in another window.

apfhex · Jan 7, 2007, 03:49 PM

If you're using the Spotlight menu, doesn't it show you the file's path in a tooltip when you hover the mouse over an item?

What I do, though, is just initiate a search in a Finder window, which is much better featured than using the menu.

andy007 · 05:56 PM

If you click on show all in spotlight each item has an "i" at the end. Click on this and it will show you the files path. This is better than the hover option because you can always see the link on your screen, instead of remembering it all from when you hoverred over it. It is just as quick as well.

4np · Jan 7, 2007, 05:23 PM

just hover over the search results to reveal the path...

mkrishnan · Jan 7, 2007, 05:34 PM

In case you haven't noticed the hover before, I don't think the tooltip appears until spotlight has finished finding results. Otherwise you have to use the big Spotlight windows....

zephead · Jan 7, 2007, 11:14 PM

Argh, I just had to click the "i". I feel stupid now. Thanks guys.

thattrav · Mar 6, 2013, 09:50 PM

In Mountain Lion you can hold down Command +Option to show the file paths of found files.

Jan 7, 2007, 03:16 PM	#1
zephead macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in your pants	Any way to get the Spotlight window to show "where" the files are? points to thread title Thanks to anyone who answers. __________________ California sunlight, Sweet Calcutta rain, Honolulu starbright, The Song Remains the Same.... *13" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz/250/4/10.6.5/* ~ iPhone 3G/16/4.0
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Jan 7, 2007, 03:49 PM	#3
apfhex macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California	If you're using the Spotlight menu, doesn't it show you the file's path in a tooltip when you hover the mouse over an item? What I do, though, is just initiate a search in a Finder window, which is much better featured than using the menu. __________________ 2006 Mac Pro 2.66Ghz, 6GB RAM, 8800GT, 23" ACD, Lion Verizon iPhone 4 16GB ; White iPad 3 16GB
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Jan 7, 2007, 05:21 PM	#4
andy007 macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stoke, UK	If you click on show all in spotlight each item has an "i" at the end. Click on this and it will show you the files path. This is better than the hover option because you can always see the link on your screen, instead of remembering it all from when you hoverred over it. It is just as quick as well. Last edited by andy007; Jan 7, 2007 at 05:56 PM.
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Jan 7, 2007, 05:34 PM	#6
mkrishnan Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA	In case you haven't noticed the hover before, I don't think the tooltip appears until spotlight has finished finding results. Otherwise you have to use the big Spotlight windows.... __________________ Mohan
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Jan 7, 2007, 11:14 PM	#7
zephead Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: in your pants	Argh, I just had to click the "i". I feel stupid now. Thanks guys. __________________ California sunlight, Sweet Calcutta rain, Honolulu starbright, The Song Remains the Same.... *13" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz/250/4/10.6.5/* ~ iPhone 3G/16/4.0
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Jan 7, 2007, 03:22 PM	#2
Eraserhead macrumors G4 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK	no unless you click on "show all" to load the search in another window.
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Jan 7, 2007, 05:23 PM	#5
4np macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Netherlands	just hover over the search results to reveal the path...
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Mar 6, 2013, 09:50 PM	#8
thattrav macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2013	[update] 10.8 Show file Path In Mountain Lion you can hold down Command +Option to show the file paths of found files.
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