# Show the full file path on hover

**URL:** <https://forum.cursor.com/t/show-the-full-file-path-on-hover/123955>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [July 29, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/show-the-full-file-path-on-hover/123955 "2025-07-29T19:15:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![tiz.io](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@tiz.io](https://forum.cursor.com/u/tiz.io)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/show-the-full-file-path-on-hover/123955/2 "2025-07-29T20:41:07Z")

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Yes, this would be hugely beneficial, especially in projects where certain filenames appear more than once.

This is at least the 4th time this has been requested yet none of the posts get more than a couple votes:

> [@Add a hover for added file as a relative path](https://forum.cursor.com/t/add-a-hover-for-added-file-as-a-relative-path/33703):
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> Hi! It would be great if I can see the relative path of a file if I place mouse on the file. For example, I want to see a hover with the path of the Makefile here if I place a mouse on it.

> [@Show full path/filename when hovering over context files in Composer](https://forum.cursor.com/t/show-full-path-filename-when-hovering-over-context-files-in-composer/28800/3):
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> This feature appears to have been implemented in the last update!

> [@Increase Context Popup and Add Hover State Displaying Full Path](https://forum.cursor.com/t/increase-context-popup-and-add-hover-state-displaying-full-path/60910):
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> Right now “Files & Folders” popup width size when adding context is almost impossible to know which directory or file I am adding since the file name takes most of the space in most cases, and I can not see where the file is located. I tried to hover the list item to see if that shows me the full path, but that does NOT work. I have to add it to the context, then hover the pill in the context section instead and remove it until I luckily add the correct one. Could you increase the width of the…

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