[GH-ISSUE #139] Getting machine name rather than drive name for internet path #137

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opened 2026-02-25 21:32:43 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @n8craig on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/clechasseur/pathcopycopy/issues/139

Originally assigned to: @clechasseur on GitHub.

I expect to get an internet path that begins with the drive name like

file:///C:/Program%20Files/Path%...
This is what the settings indicates I should be getting. What I get instead is something formatted as the following, which is missing a "/" and starts with the machine name rather than the drive name.

file://machine_name/Users/User/Documents/...

Do I not have some setting correct? I looked in the wiki and other documentation. If there's something I missed it. Thanks in advance and sorry if I missed something obvious. This looks like a handy tool.

Running Win 10 pathcopycopy 19

Originally created by @n8craig on GitHub (Feb 16, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/clechasseur/pathcopycopy/issues/139 Originally assigned to: @clechasseur on GitHub. I expect to get an internet path that begins with the drive name like `file:///C:/Program%20Files/Path%...` This is what the settings indicates I should be getting. What I get instead is something formatted as the following, which is missing a "/" and starts with the machine name rather than the drive name. `file://machine_name/Users/User/Documents/...` _Do I not have some setting correct?_ I looked in the wiki and other documentation. If there's something I missed it. Thanks in advance and sorry if I missed something obvious. This looks like a handy tool. Running Win 10 pathcopycopy 19

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@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Jul 25, 2021):

This is because you copied the path to a file that is in a valid network share. In such cases Path Copy Copy uses the file://machine_name/share/path/to/file format. If there is no valid share, it uses the file:///Drive:/path/to/file format.

(Sorry for the lag in the response 😄 )

@clechasseur commented on GitHub (Jul 25, 2021): This is because you copied the path to a file that is in a valid network share. In such cases Path Copy Copy uses the file://machine_name/share/path/to/file format. If there is no valid share, it uses the file:///Drive:/path/to/file format. (Sorry for the lag in the response 😄 )

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