This came up in a discussion a while back too. There are currently two ways:

1. Use x96dbg.exe (the launcher) to start your application from the directory you want
   • This has the issue of not remembering the working directory on restart
2. Use the init command to specify the command line and working directory. This won't remember the working directory on restart either, but at least you can favorite the command.

I think it's a good idea to add functionality to change the working directory (similar to the command line), and then also handle saving the working directory in a similar way.

Hi @mrexodia I am planning on attempting to implement this feature, below is the description of the possibility I am thinking:

1. Add an action to change the initial directory to file menu.
2. Get the absolute path from the user, which should be set as current folder.
3. Set the current folder using current folder member in INIT_STRUCT using dbgcreatedebugthread.
4. When using the run action or restart as admin, we will use this path to pass to ShellExecuteW() function as current working directory.

I didn't get the last part "saving the working directory". Can you please explain it and please let me know what you think of my approach. And also if possible can you assign this issue to me.

Thanks
Rajkumar Ananthu.

Thanks for picking this up! Check out the code related to the command line here: https://github.com/x64dbg/x64dbg/blob/development/src/dbg/commandline.cpp

The option changes the command line while the process is running (by modifying the UNICODE_STRING in the PEB). This is a bit more flexible and it makes it so you don’t have to worry about the CreateProcess call used to start the debuggee.

Perhaps you can start by implementing a command that sets the working directory, the GUI should only be a few lines from there.