Not able to set the custom folder startingDirectory to be opened by default #4435

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opened 2026-01-30 23:47:41 +00:00 by claunia · 1 comment
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Originally created by @jiveshwar on GitHub (Oct 13, 2019).

I am not able to set the custom folder startingDirectory to be opened by default.
Tried the following combinations:

        "startingDirectory" : "\\D:$\\custom\\folder",
        "startingDirectory" : "//d$/custom/folder",
        "startingDirectory" : "//d$//custom//folder",
        "startingDirectory" : "//D:$//custom//folder",
        "startingDirectory" : \\d$\\custom\\folder",
Originally created by @jiveshwar on GitHub (Oct 13, 2019). I am not able to set the custom folder startingDirectory to be opened by default. Tried the following combinations: "startingDirectory" : "\\D:$\\custom\\folder", "startingDirectory" : "//d$/custom/folder", "startingDirectory" : "//d$//custom//folder", "startingDirectory" : "//D:$//custom//folder", "startingDirectory" : \\d$\\custom\\folder",
claunia added the Needs-TriageNeeds-Tag-Fix labels 2026-01-30 23:47:41 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Oct 13, 2019):

Why did you think there should be a $ in it? Or that it should start with a slash?

Try D:\\custom\\folder.

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Oct 13, 2019): Why did you think there should be a $ in it? Or that it should start with a slash? Try `D:\\custom\\folder`.
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Reference: starred/terminal#4435