Creating a dynamic folder name

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I have folders G1, G2, G3

The goal is to, for example, select G2 with a dropdown list and have Power Query import the contents of folder G2

My filepath=> C:\Users\MyStuff\Desktop\G1

I've made parameter tables to make variables for entire filepaths for different computers, but am struggling to just change the folder name.
 

Excel Facts

Will the fill handle fill 1, 2, 3?
Yes! Type 1 in a cell. Hold down Ctrl while you drag the fill handle.
In the M code the ampersand concatenates strings, and the filepath within the code is just a string.

So if you have created a text Parameter called parFolder then you would change part of the code that looked like this:

... ="C:\Users\MyStuff\Desktop\G1"

to

... ="C:\Users\MyStuff\Desktop" & parFolder
 
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