# How to make the selectFolder() function open using a default path

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**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Tags:** homework\
**Created:** [December 30, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-make-the-selectfolder-function-open-using-a-default-path/34369 "2021-12-30T03:53:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 11:10am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-make-the-selectfolder-function-open-using-a-default-path/34369/7 "2024-08-22T11:10:47Z")

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Hi I know this is an old thread, but how did you do this? I was about to post this exact question. I looked at the references you shared but cannot see how to accomplish it…

Thanks,

Mike

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