# How to specify start path for Gtk?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-start-path-for-gtk/47971>\
**Category:** New to Julia\
**Created:** [October 8, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-start-path-for-gtk/47971 "2020-10-08T06:06:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-specify-start-path-for-gtk/47971/1 "2020-10-08T06:06:28Z")

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Hello!

Suppose I want to open some folder on my system. But I do not want to start at the Desktop directory all the time, I would rather like to start at a specific place, C:\user\my\specific\point etc. Currently my code is:

```julia
folders = open_dialog("Select Dataset Folder", action=GtkFileChooserAction.SELECT_FOLDER,select_multiple=true)

```

Kind regards