Jean-Baptiste Kempf confirmed this bug 6 months ago here but still no fix on the eve of v1.2.0 release.:
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Not only should it open DVD folders like v1.1.9 can [Both 1.1.10 and 1.1.11 cannot] but there should be an option to enable it to keep history of opened folders so that when you use the drop down arrow you can quickly re-open the last few folders.
Media > Open Disc should always go to the last opened folder even if the program is restarted. There should be an option for this.
As a Bonus, being able to PASTE the location of folders would be extremely helpful under Media > Open Folder because we naturally go there to try to paste the location then find out the hard way we cannot PASTE anything there then we go to Media > Open Disc, and then only v1.1.9 can open them.
Both locations should have the option to PASTE the location of the folder to be opened and both should be able to open it. I am still on v1.1.9 because the followup versions broke this and there was no fix to this day. Please consider fixing this before releasing v1.2.0 Final.