I don't know what exactly caused this, but a recent update to Windows 10 has made the Explorer search bar excessively wide, causing the folder path bar to shrink and not show the entire path.

Here's a screenshot of the explorer from a 6-month old question:

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And here's what mine look like: enter image description here

For more reference, here's one from 11 days ago. The search bar in mine is obnoxiously large. Is there any potential to fix this, possibly remove the update that caused it?

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The search bar horizontal size can be changed by grabbing the space between the search bar and the reload button left of it (see the screenshot below). Move the mouse into this area to find the correct spot (the cursor will change to a left-right arrow).

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