There are two options:
- via the GUI or
- via the settings.json.
1) Setting the default folder location via GUI:
- Click on
File -> Preferences -> Settings - In the "Search settings" input field type: "path" and hit ENTER.
- Visual Studio Code should show now a setting like "Files > Dialog: Default Path" as shown in the screenshot below.
- Enter now your desired path into the input field.
- Close the Settings, restart Visual Studio Code and check!
Notice:This way the default folder path is set for the profile you are currently working in. If you have not selected a profile (default) then this setting is stored globally, if you have selected a profile (e. g. Doc Writer) then his setting is stored for this profile only!
2) Setting the default folder location via settings.json
- Open the
settings.jsonfile via the commandline, file explorer or via VS Code itself, see as reference: Open settings.json file in VS Code - Add a new line with the following text:
"files.dialog.defaultPath": "<your path to the default folder location>",
Notice:Again, depending on what settings.json file you are opening (in the "root" folder or in one of the profile folder (sub-folder of "profiles"), the setting is applied for the default profile (root folder) or the specific profile. This is very neaty as with this, you can specify different default locations per profile. See also the screenshot below.
Tested on Windows 11, VS Code 1.96.4