Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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Use this page to set default locations for projects, project templates, and item templates. To access these options, select Tools > Options, expand Projects and Solutions, and then select Locations.
The following options are available on the Locations page.
Projects ___location
Specifies the default ___location where Visual Studio creates new projects and solution folders. Several dialog boxes also use the ___location set in this option for folder starting points. For example, the Open Project dialog box uses this ___location for the My Projects shortcut.
User project templates ___location
Specifies the default ___location that's used to search for user-created project templates. For more information, see How to: Locate and Organize Templates.
User item templates ___location
Specifies the default ___location that's used to search for user-created item templates. For more information, see How to: Locate and Organize Templates.