Shortcut for address path in Windows

Question

How do I create a shortcut for a path address which I can then use in Windows File Explorer's address bar?

Rather than navigate through the filesystem structure every time, I want to do this:

1. Open Windows File Explorer with Windows+E
   • go to address bar with Alt+D
2. Type for example _ng which will automatically open the folder C:\users\myuser\projects\open\new-garden

I know there is a workaround to create an environment variable but then I have to use % which is not so fast.

Answer 1

type for example _ng which will automatically open folder

The closest you can get to this will be to define a user environment variable named _ng and set it to the value C:\users\myuser\projects\open\new-garden. Then to use it you'd type %_ng% into the Explorer address bar. To make it even faster to type, give the environment variable a single-letter name, such as G.

Alternate Solutions

• Create an entry for the folder in the Favorites section of Explorer in the left pane. You can access your folder with a single click.
• Create a shortcut to your folder and pin it to the Taskbar. This however doesn't give you quick access to your folder from within the Open/Save dialogs of programs.
• Map a drive letter such as G: to your folder. Then typing G: into the address bar will take you to that folder. However, you'll be accessing content through that drive letter, not the original folder path.