You can use the Options dialog box to set various options for Manage mode, including the default start folder.
To Set Manage Mode Options:
Manage Mode Options
Default start folder
Remember from previous session
Opens Manage mode in the same folder that was open the last time you used ACDSee, and automatically applies any browsing criteria you were using.
Home folder
Always opens Manage mode to the specified Home folder. Click the Browse button to locate a starting folder on your hard drive.
Show warning if start folder does not exist
If you have enabled Remember from previous session, and that folder, or your Home folder, no longer exist, you will receive a warning.
Display theme
Specifies the color scheme to use in ACDSee.
Clear path history on exit
Clears the list of recently-accessed folders whenever you exit ACDSee.
Show full path in title bar
Displays the full path of an image in the ACDSee title bar.
Show database filename in title bar
Displays the name of the database that ACDSee is currently running in the title bar.
Folder Tree
Display Density
Sets how condensed the Folder tree appears.
Use plus signs to expand folder tree
Displays plus signs next to items on the Folder tree that can be expanded.
Error Reporting
Select this option if you do not want to see a system error report if there is an error in ACDSee.