Open folder for a given path in Mac OS X

Question

Let's say I have a path to a folder in a text document or in the clipboard, for example:

/Users/Joe/Documents/workspace/test

How can I quickly open this folder in Mac OS X? In Windows I could open the Run-dialog, paste the path into the input box and the folder would open.

Is there a similar way in Mac OS X?

score 139 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 16 '17 at 13:04

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Yes, there are. If you are already in Finder you can use one of them:

In the Go menu, choose Go to Folder… option
Press ⇧ + ⌘ + G

If you want to do it from Dock - press and hold left mouse on Finder icon and choose Go to Folder….

Just paste in modal window your path and press Enter

It will throw an error if the folder does not exist, or the path points to a file. Note also that it opens in your current window, so if you want to Go in a new window you will have to open that window first.

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Victor Perov

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answered Sep 20 '09 at 09:19

beiju

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It would also be interesting to know why Apple thought it was a good idea to make it so obscure that folks would need to Google the answer. Just make the root directory a favorite et viola' problem solved. Nope. :( – Bruce Dec 29 '20 at 15:54
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Option 2) for ordinary guys: Ctrl + Command + G – gargii May 06 '21 at 13:51
I'm going to write this on a post-it. I use this *just* infrequently enough I forget it – user4774 Jul 18 '22 at 05:01
In my case, it is `SHIFT` + `COMMAND` + `G` – Rene Sep 28 '22 at 17:09
So intuitive and discoverable. – Mark Mar 22 '23 at 13:49

score 35 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 20 '09 at 22:32

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If you are working at the command line try

$ open <path>

with the bonus that it also opens files in the default application that is set for them.

answered Sep 20 '09 at 22:32

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score 7 · Answer 3 · edited Nov 29 '11 at 21:07

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If it is a network path, go to finder and click CMD + K then type smb://servername/drive/file

edited Nov 29 '11 at 21:07

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answered Nov 29 '11 at 20:17

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A bit late to comment, but the `smb://` made all the difference! – jackJoe Jul 15 '13 at 16:21

Open folder for a given path in Mac OS X

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