"Copy as Path" not showing up in Context Menu when holding down Option Key

Hi sabliminal,

We understand you need assistance with information about files, folders or disks in finder. Check out the following guide that can help, specifically the section "Show the path to a file or folder":

Get file, folder and disk information on Mac

As noted in the guide "Copy a folder’s pathname: Control-click the folder in the path bar, then choose Copy “folder” as Pathname."

Hope this helps!

Have a great day.

Unencumbered by knowing anything about this feature,

I have always:

selected what I wanted,

then Copy,

then Pasted where I wanted the pathname, such as in a Terminal Window,

and it has "just worked".

I gives me the impression that the pathname may be copied to the Clipboard already, and when you say Paste, you will paste the appropriate subset of all that is on the ClipBoard.

On my 16-inch MBP M1 Pro with macOS 12.1, I can right-click on a Finder item, and when I then press the option key the Copy ___ as Pathname appears on the secondary menu. Click that, followed by selecting the Edit menu > Show Clipboard will reveal that POSIX path on it — ready to paste.

On my machine I have to push the option key after right-clicking.