# Start DO in specific folder
**URL:** https://resource.dopus.com/t/start-do-in-specific-folder/34467
**Category:** Help & Support
**Created:** [January 28, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/start-do-in-specific-folder/34467 "2020-01-28T11:50:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@mgroen](https://resource.dopus.com/u/mgroen)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2020, 11:50am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/start-do-in-specific-folder/34467/1 "2020-01-28T11:50:14Z")
Is it possible to let DO open a specific folder in left folder tree and display the folder contents in the right panel, when it starts? And do this every every time DO is started?
For example:
DO opens c:\documents on each start in Folder tree, contents is displayed on the right panel
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/start-do-in-specific-folder/34467/2 "2020-01-28T12:43:02Z")
> [@Startup folders](https://resource.dopus.com/t/startup-folders/1738):
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> See Also: [Folder Formats FAQ](https://resource.dopus.com/t/folder-formats-quick-guide/1313/1) Directory Opus Pro: To make Directory Opus always start in a specific folder: Turn off Settings -\> Preferences / Launching Opus / Default Lister / Update Default Lister automatically when closing a Lister. Set up a…
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### Author:  [@mgroen](https://resource.dopus.com/u/mgroen)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/start-do-in-specific-folder/34467/3 "2020-01-28T15:26:04Z")
Thanks,
this helped but I noticed when opening a folder I the changes do not have effect on the subfolder.
Is this known/ as desired? It's a bit hard to illustrate this by words I can send a video demonstrating the issue if its desired.
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/start-do-in-specific-folder/34467/4 "2020-01-28T15:27:35Z")
> [@mgroen](#):
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> but I noticed when opening a folder I the changes do not have effect on the subfolder
Which changes do you mean?
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### Author:  [@mgroen](https://resource.dopus.com/u/mgroen)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/start-do-in-specific-folder/34467/5 "2020-01-28T15:28:07Z")
dis
> [@Leo](#):
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> > but I noticed when opening a folder I the changes do not have effect on the subfolder
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> Which changes do you mean?
display the order of the columns, which columns to display
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### Author:  [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/start-do-in-specific-folder/34467/6 "2020-01-28T15:36:53Z")
Please have a look through the [Opus FAQs](https://resource.dopus.com/t/list-of-faqs-organised-by-topic/3079) as these questions are both answered in them:
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### Author:  [@mgroen](https://resource.dopus.com/u/mgroen)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/start-do-in-specific-folder/34467/7 "2020-01-28T20:05:50Z")
Thanks, I realize a lot is already described, but need to find my way (or am I too lazy and start asking it) 🙂