Navigate to an Original File From Its Alias

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@Polyvox

I have a large number of aliases in a folder, and I want to create a macro that will navigate in the Finder to the original file corresponding with any given alias. Ideally I would select the file and press a hotkey that would take me to the original file.

Hi @Polyvox. I see that @Frankb answered your original question: Finder's File>Show Original or ⌘+R.

Since you mentioned aliases, I thought I'd mention a macro that I'm working on that includes two other alias functions:

1. Select a file or folder (or several at once), create an alias for each, and move the new aliases to a favorite folder.

2. Select an alias file (or several at once) and replace it/them with a copy(ies) of original file(s) and/or folder(s).

The first function is fairly straightforward, but the second is more nuanced. These screenshots might help.

For more information, see: Want to Help Test a Finder-related Macro?