How to open a file browser with default directory in Javascript?

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This is impossible, as it is a security risk to let website code set any value on the machine.

Also, you can never be sure that directory exists.
What if I’m on a Mac? My stuff are in ~/Pictures. What if I installed Windows on D:\?

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