You can do this by clicking on Search (magnifying glass) icon from the upper right corner. How to View a File’s Path in Spotlight Search on Mac Apple has made it easier for users to reveal file’s path in Spotlight on Mac. However, until macOS Lion this would only show some information about the file selected by users it would not reveal the location. If you frequently forget the file’s location on Mac, here is how to reveal file’s path in Spotlight search for Mac.Įarlier, users could see file system path just by hovering the mouse over Spotlight search results on Mac. This feature is beneficial for those, who have created a lot of files, documents, and folder on their Mac. By using Spotlight search, you can check where you have saved a particular file or folder on your Mac.