What is the difference between a relative and absolute path?
www.computerhope.com › issues › ch001708Feb 01, 2021 · Windows non absolute path (relative path) calc.exe. In the example above, the absolute path contains the full path to the file and not only the file name as seen in the non absolute path. In this example, if you were in a directory that did not contain "calc.exe" you would get an error message. However, when using an absolute path you can be in any directory and the computer would know where to open the "calc.exe" file.