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class does not have an InitialDirectory property like the
class.  But fortunately, it’s quite easy to set an initial folder in the FolderBrowserDialog:
FolderBrowserDialog dialog = new FolderBrowserDialog();
dialog.RootFolder = Environment.SpecialFolder.D
dialog.SelectedPath = @&C:Program Files&;
if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
Console.WriteLine( dialog.SelectedPath );
Note that you can choose other ’s like MyComputer and MyDocuments.  The
must be a child of the RootFolder for this to work.
Given the sample code above, the dialog may look like this:
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