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Asked: 2026-05-11T17:45:17+00:00

Is there a way to stop the path showing in a source code tab

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Is there a way to stop the path showing in a source code tab in Visual Studio 2008?

Currently when developing an ASP.NET site, I get the path from the root plus the filename – truncated when it gets too long. So something like:

MyDir/MyPage.aspx

for a short path and filename, or:

MyDir/MyLong…yPage.aspx

for a longer path and filename.

I’d prefer to see just the filename (ie just MyPage.aspx), allowing more tabs to show at once and making it easier to see which files I have open without using the drop-down list or Crtl-Tab to show the full set.

In VS2005, I just get the filename – no path however long it is. Oddly in VS2003 I get the path and filename. I’ve scoured the options and I can’t find a setting that lets me change what appears in the tabs. Searching suggests that other people have similar issues (although which version it occurs in appears to differ) but no-one could identify an option to change what appears.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to get rid of the paths in the tabs (or confirm that it can’t be changed to save me wasting more time searching)?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Tabs Studio add-in can remove path from tab in Visual Studio 2008.

    See
    Removing path from tab name
    blog post for the example screenshots.

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