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Open folder for a given path in Mac OS X

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 2026162859 views
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Problem

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

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/Users/Joe/Documents/workspace/test

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Fix for: Open folder for a given path in Mac OS X

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Yes, there are. If you are already in Finder you can use one of them: In the menu, choose option Press ⇧ + ⌘ + G If you want to do it from Dock - press and hold left mouse on Finder icon and choose . 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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