Management Studio default file save location

This is 5 years old now, but it doesn’t mention SSMS version, so I thought I’d add an update for SSMS 2012 and SSMS 2014. Step one differs between the versions, and then the rest is the same:

SSMS 2012

1. Locate C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Extensions\Application

SSMS 2014

1. Locate C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Extensions\Application

SSMS 2016

1. Locate C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Extensions\Application

SSMS 17

1. Locate C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\140\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\Extensions\Application

SSMS 18

1. Locate C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Application

All (continued)

2. Open ssms.application.pkgdef with text editor(e.g. Notepad)
3. Change the value of DefaultProjectsLocation
   “DefaultProjectsLocation”=”$MyDocuments$\SQL Server Management Studio”
4. For query storage location (query itself, not results), edit this:
   “DefaultUserFilesFolderRoot”=”SQL Server Management Studio”
5. Save the file

Thanks to this source: http://www.networksteve.com/forum/topic.php/How_to_change_the_default_query_save_location_in_SSMS/?TopicId=41425&Posts=0