Have you ever tried figuring out how to eliminate

• the number of clicks to reach your favorite directory.
• cluttering of desktop with all those shortcuts to your favorite directories

Well, here is how I reach my favorite / frequently used directory in an easier way (in Windows).

For single favorite directory

Let's assume you want to reach your favorite directory 'C:/FavoriteDirectory'. Follow these steps:

1. Create the batch file MyFavorite.bat in your desktop
2. Edit MyFavourite.bat with following commands

start C:/FavoriteDirectory

3. Drag and drop the batch file in your "Quick Launch"
4. Voila, you have your own shortcut to your favorite directory.

For multiple favorite directories

Now what if you have more than one favorite directory? In that case, follow these steps:

1. Create the batch file MyFavorite.bat in your desktop
2. Edit MyFavourite.bat with following commands

rem =========================================================== rem You may add as many directories as you wish rem =========================================================== @echo off echo 1 = FavoriteDirectory1 echo 2 = FavoriteDirectory2 echo 3 = FavoriteDirectory3 echo q = Quit rem =========================================================== rem This is for your input rem =========================================================== set /p diroption=Enter your directory key: rem =========================================================== rem The diroption is checked to open up appropriate directory rem =========================================================== if "%diroption%"=="q" ( goto end ) if "%diroption%"=="1" ( start C:/FavoriteDirectory1 goto end ) if "%diroption%"=="2" ( start C:/FavoriteDirectory2 goto end ) if "%diroption%"=="3" ( start C:/FavoriteDirectory3 goto end ) rem =========================================================== rem You may have an optional default favorite directory rem =========================================================== start C:/MyDefaultFavoriteDirectory :end

3. Drag and drop the batch file in your "Quick Launch"
4. Voila, you have your own shortcut to your favorite directories.