diff --git a/Config/Config.cs b/Config/Config.cs
index 903600b6..713afdc5 100644
--- a/Config/Config.cs
+++ b/Config/Config.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public static void Dispose()
             AppColors.BitmapFilesCount.Dispose();
         }
 
-        internal static void SetFolderByWindowsContextMenu(string[] args)
+        public static void SetFolderByWindowsContextMenu(string[] args)
         {
             if (args != null && args.Length > 0)
             {
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ internal static void SetFolderByWindowsContextMenu(string[] args)
 
         public static bool LoadOrSetByUser()
         {
-            bool pathOK = Directory.Exists(Path);
+            bool pathOK = FileLnk.IsNetworkPath(Path) ||
+                (Directory.Exists(Path) && Directory.GetFiles(Path).Length > 0);
 
             if (!pathOK)
             {
@@ -87,7 +88,9 @@ public static bool SetFolderByUser(bool save = true)
                 {
                     if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
                     {
-                        if (Directory.Exists(dialog.Folder))
+                        if (FileLnk.IsNetworkPath(Path) ||
+                            (Directory.Exists(dialog.Folder) &&
+                            Directory.GetFiles(Path).Length > 0))
                         {
                             pathOK = true;
                             Settings.Default.PathDirectory =
diff --git a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 4be83958..4b6fb120 100644
--- a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.18.2")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.18.2")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.18.3")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.18.3")]