matlab default directory

Hello,

I just now upgraded to R2012a. after installation and activation when i start matlab it starts from C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2012a\bin. but why? It is supposed to start from C:\Users\overlook\Documents. But why so?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

[Andrei Bobrov]

userpath('C:\Users\overlook\Documents')

[saima]

It is not working.

moreover, why is it happening? it was not a case in previous version

Answer 2

[Jason Ross]

Look at the properties of the shortcut that starts MATLAB (select the icon, right click, properties). There is a field called "Start In". You can set it to "C:\users\overlook\documents" there, or use something like "%USERPROFILE%\Documents" if you want something more generic.

There are too many reasons this could have happened to speculate on the "why".