Entering a file path into Finder or elsewhere?

can anyone help me if there are one or more ways to find a path like this in finder or other software? i have recently realized that i don't know how to take a file path such as this and then get my mac to show me where this is without "manually" finding it myself. also, i would love any other info on this type of topic or closely related topics if there are any that a new user should be aware of...
/Users/mini_me/Library/Application Support/Postbox/Profiles/jaw8jgkk.default/Mail/Local Folders
TIA

That particular keyboard shortcut is coded into the Finder, which is an application even though we don't usually think of it that way. In other apps, it might do something else, or nothing at all. For instance, in Safari, "⇧⌘G" is the shortcut for finding the previous instance in a search (it's on the "Find" menu item of the "Edit" menu).
You are right about the Keyboard Shortcuts section of the Keyboard system preference. Note that you can also create shortcuts as well as change ones that appear there, & they can be either "global," applying to all apps or specific to a selected app. However, the shortcuts you create will not override ones coded into an app.
If you click the purple question mark icon in the preference, the help topic that appears will give you a little more info about this.

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