Do you sometimes get lost in Finder? With these adjustments you can easily make it visible in which folder you are.
Activate the breadcrumbs in Finder
Finder, the built-in explorer in macOS High Sierra, has several options for easier browsing through the contents of your Mac (Book). For example, you can display a breadcrumb at the bottom of the window, although that option is not enabled by default. You can change this by choosing ‘View> Show path bar’ in the Finder menu at the top left. The bar can also be activated with the button combination Alt + Cmd + P.
The breadcrumbs make it easier to navigate Finder, but you can go one step further. If you want to show the exact location of the folder you are in (for example / Users / wouternijsen / Downloads), you have to dive into Terminal. Activate it with Cmd + Space, type ‘Terminal’ and press Enter. Then enter the command below. You can easily copy and paste this into Terminal.
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle bool YES; killall Finder
You will now see an additional line of information appear in Finder with the exact location of the folder you are in. This makes it easier to understand the hierarchy of the folder structure on your Mac. To hide the line, type the following command in Terminal:
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle bool NO; killall Finder
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