# Show file in explorer by Right Mouse Clic list action
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-file-in-explorer-by-right-mouse-clic-list-action/42391
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 19, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-file-in-explorer-by-right-mouse-clic-list-action/42391 "2018-07-19T15:31:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@bruxu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bruxu)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-file-in-explorer-by-right-mouse-clic-list-action/42391/1 "2018-07-19T15:31:39Z")
show file in explorer by Right Mouse Clic list action
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-file-in-explorer-by-right-mouse-clic-list-action/42391/2 "2018-07-19T15:38:37Z")
Press on the magnifying glass on the top right corner of this (discourse) forum.
Enter "explorer folder action" and you get many existing solutions...
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-file-in-explorer-by-right-mouse-clic-list-action/42391/3 "2018-07-19T15:38:40Z")
see here:
> [@How to open Windows folder?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-open-windows-folder/19594/2):
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> You can use a user-defined tool via "Options \> Tools" for that, which allows for opening the file's folder in Windows Explorer via the context menu [Tools](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/966/1)
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2018, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-file-in-explorer-by-right-mouse-clic-list-action/42391/4 "2018-07-19T15:41:52Z")
@ohrenkino's own solution:
> [@REQ: Open containing folder in Explorer from File List](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/req-open-containing-folder-in-explorer-from-file-list/15263/2):
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> Add the following in File\>Options\>Tools Create a new entry Enter a fitting name, e.g. Explorer Enter the fully qualified filename, probably c:\windows\explorer.exe Enter as command line parameters: /e,/select,"%\_path%" Save this. The function is now available in the files list context menu, submenu Tools
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2018, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-file-in-explorer-by-right-mouse-clic-list-action/42391/5 "2018-07-19T15:43:53Z")
😁
We were all beginners at one time or other.