When you connect to a site, your My Documents folder is the default local folder, and the default remote folder is the folder that you specified when you configured the site. You can specify that a different local folder and/or remote folder to appear in the Local and Remote panes when you log in to a site.
You can also configure sites to switch to a local and/or remote filter that you specify in the Site Properties dialog box for each site.
To save the local or remote path as the default
Connect to the Site.
In the Local pane, browse to the folder that you want to make the default.
On the main menu, click Tools > Site Manager > Save Local Path as Default.
In the Remote pane, browse to the folder that you want to make the default.
On the main menu, click Tools > Site Manager > Save Remote Path as Default.
The next time you connect to the site, the local folder that you specified as the default will appear in the Local pane, and the remote folder that you specified as the default will appear in the Remote pane.