# Paths

Michael
Anderson
Anne-Marie
Mahfouf
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2009
Michael Anderson
Anne-Marie Mahfouf
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TDE
KControl
System Settings
paths

## Paths

Use this module to configure essential paths for the &tde; desktop. These paths help &tde; find specific types of files.

Configure some &tde; paths Configure some &tde; paths

Desktop path:

  The Desktop folder contains all the files that you see on your desktop. The default path usually is `~/Desktop` but you can change here the location of this folder.

Autostart path:

  The Autostart folder contains applications or links to applications or scripts you want to start whenever &tde; starts. You can change the location of this folder. There might exist other autostart directories in your $HOME user directory, which &tde; supports, but this path affects &tde; apps only.

Documents path:

  This folder will be used by default to load or save documents from or to.

Download path:

  This folder will be used by default to save your downloaded items.

Music path:

  This folder will be used by default to load or save music from or to.

Pictures path:

  This folder will be used by default to load or save pictures from or to.

Public Share path:

  This folder will be used by default to load or save public shared files from or to. Typically this is a directory that you have provided access permissions to other users to view.

Templates path:

  This folder will be used by default to load or save templates from or to. Template files are used when creating new files and you want the new files to be just like the content and format used in the template. Mostly this location is used by office suite applications.

Videos path:

  This folder will be used by default to load or save videos from or to.