Simply right-click the shortcut icon and choose the 'Properties' option:Ĭlick the Shortcut tab, and view the Target field to see where the shortcut points to. You can see the folder path where the file is located in the top of the Windows Explorer window.Īlternatively, you can view the location of the original file by viewing the shortcut's properties. Windows will open the folder and highlight the original file. To view the location of the original file that a shortcut points to, right-click the shortcut and select 'Open file location.' LNK file extension, though Windows hides the '.lnk' part of the filename so that you don't see it.
Shortcuts are small in size and use a proprietary format specific to the Windows operating system. A Windows shortcut is a special Windows file that links to another file.
