diff --git a/Source/PluginEditor.cpp b/Source/PluginEditor.cpp
index 2b5d292..1c972eb 100644
--- a/Source/PluginEditor.cpp
+++ b/Source/PluginEditor.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ void PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessorEditor::addAudioBlock(AudioBuffer<float>& bu
 
 void PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessorEditor::chooseFile()
 {
-    File initialloc = File::getSpecialLocation(File::userHomeDirectory);
+    String initiallocfn = processor.m_propsfile->m_props_file->getValue("importfilefolder",
+                                                File::getSpecialLocation(File::userHomeDirectory).getFullPathName());
+    File initialloc(initiallocfn);
 	String filterstring = processor.m_afm->getWildcardForAllFormats();
 	FileChooser myChooser("Please select audio file...",
 		initialloc,
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ void PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessorEditor::chooseFile()
             pathname = pathname.substring(10);
             resu = File(pathname);
         }
+        processor.m_propsfile->m_props_file->setValue("importfilefolder", resu.getParentDirectory().getFullPathName());
         m_last_err = processor.setAudioFile(resu);
 		if (processor.getAudioFile() != File())
 		{
diff --git a/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp b/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
index a3f872b..b3f9066 100644
--- a/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
+++ b/Source/PluginProcessor.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessor::PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessor()
                        )
 #endif
 {
-	g_activeprocessors.insert(this);
+	
+    g_activeprocessors.insert(this);
 	m_recbuffer.setSize(2, 44100);
 	m_recbuffer.clear();
 	if (m_afm->getNumKnownFormats()==0)
diff --git a/Source/PluginProcessor.h b/Source/PluginProcessor.h
index 3ae0550..74c9a5f 100644
--- a/Source/PluginProcessor.h
+++ b/Source/PluginProcessor.h
@@ -56,6 +56,29 @@ const int cpi_num_outchans = 27;
 const int cpi_pause_enabled = 28;
 const int cpi_max_capture_len = 29;
 
+class MyPropertiesFile
+{
+public:
+    MyPropertiesFile()
+    {
+        
+        PropertiesFile::Options poptions;
+        poptions.applicationName = "PaulXStretch3";
+            poptions.folderName = "PaulXStretch3";
+            poptions.commonToAllUsers = false;
+            poptions.doNotSave = false;
+            poptions.storageFormat = PropertiesFile::storeAsXML;
+            poptions.millisecondsBeforeSaving = 1000;
+            poptions.ignoreCaseOfKeyNames = false;
+            poptions.processLock = nullptr;
+            poptions.filenameSuffix = ".xml";
+            poptions.osxLibrarySubFolder = "Application Support";
+        m_props_file = std::make_unique<PropertiesFile>(poptions);
+        
+    }
+    std::unique_ptr<PropertiesFile> m_props_file;
+};
+
 class PaulstretchpluginAudioProcessor  : public AudioProcessor, public MultiTimer
 {
 public:
@@ -106,6 +129,7 @@ public:
 	File getAudioFile() { return m_current_file; }
 	Range<double> getTimeSelection();
 	SharedResourcePointer<AudioFormatManager> m_afm;
+    SharedResourcePointer<MyPropertiesFile> m_propsfile;
 	StretchAudioSource* getStretchSource() { return m_stretch_source.get(); }
 	double getPreBufferingPercent();
 	void timerCallback(int id) override;