# Option to start up with directory chooser?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/option-to-start-up-with-directory-chooser/1959
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [May 12, 2005, 10:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/option-to-start-up-with-directory-chooser/1959 "2005-05-12T10:26:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Sabio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sabio)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2005, 10:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/option-to-start-up-with-directory-chooser/1959/1 "2005-05-12T10:26:27Z")
I've noticed that the first thing I do every time I start the program is pressing Ctrl-D to choose target directory.
So the idea is to implement an option that will show directory chooser automatically when the program starts right _before_ initial files scan.
This will save time that initial scan (actually useless since I will change the directory) takes. Besides will save extra Ctrl-D pressing. 🙂
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2005, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/option-to-start-up-with-directory-chooser/1959/2 "2005-05-12T12:30:59Z")
In the options \> general, you could set the default directory to an empty one, and tick the box "start from this directory" to save some time.
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### Author:  [@beaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaker)
#### Post date: [May 12, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/option-to-start-up-with-directory-chooser/1959/3 "2005-05-12T15:52:42Z")
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> In the options \> general, you could set the default directory to an empty one, and tick the box "start from this directory" to save some time.
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
I think this work-around is a good idea, but I think the suggestion has good merit. What I find myself wishing is that there were a way to choose if mp3tag reads subdirectories upon opening for similar reasons.