Can you change the default location of a new Unity project?

I would like to see this also, doesn't seem like it would be a hard thing to implement.

Sorry to resurrect an old question, but I've found the answer, it's a simple registry entry that needs to be changed. See here: http://www.dociletree.co.za/adventures-in-unity-how-to-change-the-default-new-unity-project-path-in-windows/ for more information.

For Windows, Unity uses the personal documents folder as the default save-to location. As of Unity 4.6 this is not alterable nor does Unity save the last-used folder (unfortunately). I know this is a small feature but would be a nice time-saver for me.

If you're running Unity on Windows then you can try launching Unity from a script which sets temporarily updates the personal documents folder and reverts the value when Unity is closed. Details can be found here http://blog.electrongoo.com/how-to-update-unity3ds-default-project-location/

Good luck!

I've managed to sort this out, at least in Unity 4.x in Windows, with the help of AutoHotkey. This little script will do the trick for you. Note that it only works if you use ALT-F first to open the File menu, then select "New Project" (with with keyboard or mouse) within 5 seconds of hitting ALT-F. (Had to do it this way because unfortunately AHK can't trigger on menu selections specifically, just keypresses).

Go here for the wonderful AutoHotkey: http://www.autohotkey.com/

Just replace the string "E:\Unity\Projects\" with whatever path you want to default to (without the quotes).

 #IfWinActive ahk_class UnityContainerWndClass
 {
   ~!f::
     WinWaitActive Unity - Project Wizard,, 5
     If (ErrorLevel = 0) {
       ControlSetText Edit1, E:\Unity\Projects\, A
       ControlSend Edit1, {end}, A
     }
     Return
 }

Bit of a hack, but does the trick!