How to get a file path to a file in SharePoint Online

In this quick video, I show you how you can quickly get a direct file path to a file in SharePoint.

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[patrickkolasinski]

Thank you! I was banging my head against the wall trying to figure this out. I'm trying to wire up a mailmerge in word to the sharepoint address of the excel file we're using as a data source and couldn't get the path to work. this is exactly what i needed!

[zveywuz]

So... you can find the file path when you are already in the exact file location screen... How do I find out where the file is when I see it in 'recent files' or find it in the search bar? (because I don't know where it is saved exactly)

[tomdarling-fernley]

Thank you, this is great. One point - if the file in question has a lot of updates under 'Activity' (which is a heading above 'Path' in that sidebar), you have to scroll all the way past the activity updates to get the path button. I don't know if there is a way of minimising or hiding that activity list.

[KasperBoLarsen]

Nice one. I have used the link from the version history of the file to get the path, but this is better 👌

[joanlynn]

Awesome tip! I always use direct links and just copied the URL for the document library from the browser and then added the file name. You just saved me a few clicks 😂 👍👍

[AnneleenSimo]

Thanks for all your video tutorials!
I have question:
How can i share a document on my sharepoint site and let the users directly open it in Word desktop application not as read only without bringing change to the original?
Thanks in advance

[iyfgnhz]

Thanks for this video. I am trying to use this method to input the file path to a folder so I can run a VBA script. The script keeps hanging on this line. When I put the file path into a browser I'm asked to log into SharePoint. Is that why my script isn't working? Any thoughts on work arounds?

[manishprajapati]

can we link files in other content libraries without copy paste
i have two content libraries and i want to link file 1 of content library 1 to content library 2 folder

[davidskoog]

Hi, this option does not appear anymore in Sharepoint. At lease I cant find it anymore. Used to be there but...😞

[mohammedarshadraza]

How can I get a file path from One drive online and that file path I want to use in Excel VBA?

[adanpineda]

What about a path to Search the entire folder for a given Folder Name. Example i have a Date folder>then a child folder. I want to search all Dates for that Child folder.

[vincentpayne]

In my case when I create link to word document that link will not open file in word online, it will download file instead.

[hsmecsy]

How can I get this same path using pnp-js or REST?

[iansalgado]

i have a quick question related to this How is the maximum path length in SharePoint Online ?