How do I get SaveFileDialog to pop up and redirect to a selected folder?

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How do I get the SaveFileDialog to pop up and redirect to a selected folder? I have tried what I can but I've only established to get the program to open the File Explorer and redirect to the folder without the SaveFileDialog working.

This is my code:

private void button9_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    Stream myStream;
    SaveFileDialog saveFileDialog1 = new SaveFileDialog();

    saveFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*";
    saveFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 2;
    saveFileDialog1.RestoreDirectory = true;

    if (saveFileDialog1.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
    {
        if ((myStream = saveFileDialog1.OpenFile()) != null)
        {
            myStream.Close();
        }
    }
}

Please show the code you tried. You should be able to just set the `InitialDirectory` property to the folder that you want. — Chris Dunaway, Oct 23 '19 at 19:11
Possible duplicate of [Setting the initial directory of an SaveFileDialog?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1175242/setting-the-initial-directory-of-an-savefiledialog) — 41686d6564 stands w. Palestine, Oct 23 '19 at 19:12

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 23 '19 at 20:02

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Just set your initial directory

For example:

        saveFileDialog1.InitialDirectory = @"C:\Users\<username>\Desktop";

answered Oct 23 '19 at 20:02

Pete

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How do I get SaveFileDialog to pop up and redirect to a selected folder?

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