1. A method for assisting a user of a data processing system in browsing a file system by means of a browsing program, the method comprising: creating a browsing history database by intercepting browsing events from the browsing program, the browsing history database including browsing starting locations and links to associated browsing target locations reached by the user in the browsing; when the user starts a browsing: intercepting from the browsing program a current browsing starting location; searching the intercepted browsing starting location in the database; if the intercepted browsing starting location is found in the database, retrieving from the database a list of links to the browsing target locations associated with the intercepted browsing starting location, and proposing to the user the retrieved list of links in the form of shortcuts, which the user can activate for speedily reaching the desired browsing target location.