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Suppose we open finder and navigate to some burrowed-down folder, and then wish to open an identical finder window (i.e. from the same folder/location).

How can that be done with a keyboard shortcut (or similarly convenient method)?

I checked here but the closest I spotted was cmd + N to open a new finder window from the user's home directory (not the current directory).

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This works for folders but not files… column view works best for this, other views have odd ideas as to which folder you really mean.

Navigate to your deeply-nested destination

Select the 'deepest' folder in the hierarchy, this will be your 'dupe point'.
Hold Cmd ⌘ then double-click the selected folder.
A brand new window will open in front, to the same location.

If you do this with a file, it will try to launch in its default app.
If you have more than one item selected before double-click, or have one item selected but double-click another… all selections will be actioned.

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    Just tried it, works a treat. By hitting cmd + left arrow afterwards, it navigates back to the original folder. Thank you!
    – stevec
    Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 16:31

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