How to make file explorer show full path on address bar?

MakeW10Great said:

Yes but on some locations it does not show full path. As I understand with some special locations (such as desktop for example) it's not possible.

I think I see what you're talking about. If you look at the 'Desktop' drop-down from 'Quick Access' or 'My PC' you don't see the path just the word 'Desktop'.



However, if you look at the 'Desktop' drop-down down from under the Username in the navigation window you do see the path:



Unfortunately pinning THAT Username 'Desktop' to 'Quick Access' still results in the 'My PC' lack of a path.

I'm guessing it's the same behavior for 'Documents', 'Downloads' and all the other special default folders.

However, if you look at the 'Desktop' drop-down down from under the Username in the navigation window you do see the path:

Doesn't happen to me. Dno why.

Update: finally found this tutorial:
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Here is reg file in case this tutorial ever gets removed.

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Desktop
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{754AC886-DF64-4CBA-86B5-F7FBF4FBCEF5}]
"ParsingName"=-

;Local Documents
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{f42ee2d3-909f-4907-8871-4c22fc0bf756}]
"ParsingName"=-

;Local Downloads
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{7d83ee9b-2244-4e70-b1f5-5393042af1e4}]
"ParsingName"=-

;Local Music
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{a0c69a99-21c8-4671-8703-7934162fcf1d}]
"ParsingName"=-

;Local Pictures
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{0ddd015d-b06c-45d5-8c4c-f59713854639}]
"ParsingName"=-

;Local Videos
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FolderDescriptions\{35286a68-3c57-41a1-bbb1-0eae73d76c95}]
"ParsingName"=-

full_path.reg

Hi all! I know this is an old thread, but I just discovered a related trick that I wanted to share. But in scanning this thread, I noticed one thing was never clarified:

The OP's screenshot is Explorer displaying the virtual Desktop, which although it contents include file system objects, spcifically the contents of both the user's Desktop folder (shell:ThisPCDesktopFolder) and the public/shared Desktop folder (shell:Common Desktop), as well as virtual locations such as Network, Control Panel, etc.