# Can I add a '..' item to go to the parent directory?

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/can-i-add-a-item-to-go-to-the-parent-directory/1500>\
**Category:** Opus FAQs\
**Created:** [January 18, 2006, 9:03am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/can-i-add-a-item-to-go-to-the-parent-directory/1500 "2006-01-18T09:03:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 9:03am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/can-i-add-a-item-to-go-to-the-parent-directory/1500/1 "2006-01-18T09:03:04Z")

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YES, you can!

- Go to Settings / Preferences / Folders / Folder Display

- Enable Show '..' parent item in folders.

(You can also type ".." into the filter at the bottom of the Preferences window and let Opus find the option for you. 🙂)

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In addition, there are many available alternatives:

- The Parent button is in the default toolbar and can be moved or duplicated to any position on the toolbar that you like.

- You can also click the parent folder within the location field, as well as drag and drop files to it.

- You can set a Hotkey to go to the parent directory. By default the _Backspace_ key does this but you are free to change this via Settings / Customize Toolbars / Keys.

- If you set Preferences / File Displays / Mouse / Double-click on file display background to run `Go UP BACK` or similar, then you can go to the parent directory by double-clicking in an empty place in the file list (anywhere that won't cause a file to be selected).

- The Lister Context Menu has a **Go Up** item by default, which you can access by right-clicking the background of the file display.

See Also: While on the subject of parent buttons, you may find this other FAQ useful. It also explain the difference between the `Go UP` and `Go UP BACK` commands:

> [@HOW TO: Remember scroll positions and file selections](https://resource.dopus.com/t/how-to-remember-scroll-positions-and-file-selections/1297/1):
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> To do this, you need to make Opus go back to a directory from the history rather than re-read the directory. For example, if you press the Go Back button (on the left of the default toolbar) then Opus should go back to the previous folder where it …

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