Illustrator file open - setting location

Hi,
When doing a file open can we set Illustrator so that it points the same location each time ?
The user uses a specific folder and wants to open to this folder everytime.
any ideas ?
Thanks,

You could create an Illustrator action that contains just one step: Open a file from a specific (favourite) folder.
In the Actions panel make sure that the Modal dialog control is turned on for that action. Assign a keyboard shortcut to the action, if desired.
When you play back the action the Open dialog should immediately go to the favourite folder.

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