# Add file name (without directory) to history

**URL:** https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/add-file-name-without-directory-to-history/1625
**Category:** New Features
**Created:** [March 30, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/add-file-name-without-directory-to-history/1625 "2018-03-30T14:24:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![BrianGGG](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/user_avatar/discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/brianggg/32/461_2.png) [@BrianGGG](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/BrianGGG)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/add-file-name-without-directory-to-history/1625/1 "2018-03-30T14:24:14Z")

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**Request Type:**  
Feature

**MCEBuddy Version and Type (32bit or 64bit):**  
2.4.9 Beta

**Operating System and Type (32bit or 64bit):**  
Win 10 /64  
**Summary of the problem or suggestion:**

It would be helpful to include the name of the file (without the directory) to be converted as a column in History. There are several situations where it would be nice to sort on this, and the full file (with directory) makes this difficult at the moment.

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### Author: ![Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Goose](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/Goose)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/add-file-name-without-directory-to-history/1625/2 "2018-10-18T00:42:12Z")

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That would be confusing if you had multiple files with the same name in different directories right?

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### Author: ![SystemIdleProcess](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/user_avatar/discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/systemidleprocess/32/2560_2.png) [@SystemIdleProcess](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/u/SystemIdleProcess)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://discussion.mcebuddy2x.com/t/add-file-name-without-directory-to-history/1625/3 "2023-10-31T18:01:18Z")

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If it could compress the path in the middle as you resize the column that would be best.  
“D:\SuperDuperRecordingFolderOfIncomingVideos\Show Name (1999)\Season 11\Show Name - S11E11 - Episode Title.mp4”  
Could be displayed like this when the column is resized smaller.  
“D:\SuperDuperRecordingFolderO…Show Name - S11E11 - Episode Title.mp4”

Where displaying the filename would have priority to display but parent path could be truncated.