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# Google Drive: The Feature We’ve been Missing
- URL: https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping-99/
- Published: 2023-06-16T01:00:50.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-05T13:04:32.000Z
- Description: #99
- Author: Jeff
- Tags: #newsletter, Google Drive

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## What Google Drive can learn from Windows and Mac

An underrated file organization feature both Windows and Mac users enjoy is the the path bar:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/06/image-17.png)

It’s 2023 and somehow Google Drive still needs us to right click > Show File Location

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/06/image-18.png)

And even then it still isn’t clear where the file or folder is! 🤦🏻

## Utilizing the Path Bar in Google Drive

After performing a simple search in Google Drive, scroll to the right and if you hover over “Location,” this will reveal the complete path for the selected file or folder:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/06/image-19.png)

But to make this feature more effective, once the file is highlighted, press "a" to access the Quick Actions Toolbar and select 'Move to'

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/06/image-20.png)

Here, not only can you see exactly where the file resides, but you can also use the bottom path bar to quickly navigate to the correct folder!

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/85/db858a9d-1c4f-4993-8042-faa87b9bb3c1/content/images/2023/06/image-21.png)

## ⌨️ Keyboard shortcut

- Highlight a file or folder and press “a” to bring up quick actions

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