The “shortcut-friendly” file path should look like this: /-Photo/-Colors/-PalettesĪs an example, I can save an image of a color palette I like into the -Palettes folder. When you paste that into a shortcut you’ll have to remove iCloud Drive and Shortcuts, and replace the arrows with a slash.
In my file system the file path will look something like this: iCloud Drive ▸ Shortcuts ▸ ▸ -Photo ▸ -Colors ▸ -Palettes This is the “GUI” way where the Files window appears and you can search around to find the file you need or save it in a particular folder. If you turn that toggle off it will instead ask you for the file path, which is the “command line” way to get things done. Both actions have a toggle to show the document picker. There are two actions in particular in Shortcuts that I’m referring to: Get File and Save File. It’s an easy way to copy file paths so you don’t have to type them out.
This tip is something I accidentally discovered today and it’s helpful if, like me, you have certain shortcuts that grab and save content from folders.
