Set InitialDirectory for FolderBrowserDialog
The .NET FolderBrowserDialog class does not have an InitialDirectory property like the OpenFileDialog class. But fortunately, it’s quite easy to set an initial folder in the FolderBrowserDialog: FolderBrowserDialog dialog = new FolderBrowserDialog(); dialog.RootFolder = Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop; dialog.SelectedPath = @"C:Program Files"; if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { Console.WriteLine( dialog.SelectedPath ); } Note that you can choose other RootFolder’s like MyComputer and MyDocuments. Related posts: Adding Assemblies to the Visual Studio "Add Reference" Dialog Console Output from a WinForms Application The Proper Way to Show the Wait Cursor
