Set default append location? I made a customized startup.blend with nodegroups and other assets I use a lot by appending the appropriate data blocks from other files, then pressing CtrlU.

However, now when I press ShiftF1 to append in a new file, the file browser opens in the last blendfile I appended from when I set up my default .blend.

I would like it to not open in any blendfile, just in the default directory (By default I mean the one which appears when you press CtrlO in a new file).

Is there a way to explicitly define what directory should be opened when I press ShiftF1?

I tried pressing ShiftF1, navigating to the directory I would like to default, and pressing Append, but I get the error Not a Library, obviously because I have not selected a blendfile.  Even if I save the default .blend after doing this, it will not overwrite the previously saved default location for appending.

How can I fix this?
It's possible to let it start in a certain directory from script:
bpy.ops.wm.link_append('INVOKE_AREA', directory="C:\\tmp")

Hence, it's possible to bind a key combination for that as well. You can simply edit the existing Shift+F1 binding:



Set search type to Key-Binding, search for "Shift F1", expand the entry and pick a directory.