diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp
index 3a6e4a349..555a35f7f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/GenCertDialog.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <util/rsrandom.h>
 #include <retroshare/rsinit.h>
 #include <rsserver/rsaccounts.h>
+#include "gui/settings/rsharesettings.h"
+#include "util/misc.h"
 #include "GenCertDialog.h"
 #include <QAbstractEventDispatcher>
 #include <QFileDialog>
@@ -416,7 +418,9 @@ void GenCertDialog::exportIdentity()
 
 void GenCertDialog::importIdentity()
 {
-	QString fname = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this,tr("Import profile"), "",tr("RetroShare profile files (*.asc);;All Files (*)")) ;
+    QString fname ;
+    if(!misc::getOpenFileName(this,RshareSettings::LASTDIR_CERT,tr("Import profile"), tr("RetroShare profile files (*.asc);;All files (*)"),fname))
+        return ;
 
 	if(fname.isNull())
 		return ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PluginManagerWidget.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PluginManagerWidget.cpp
index eda4ec62c..4179dfd45 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PluginManagerWidget.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/PluginManagerWidget.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  ****************************************************************/
 
 #include "PluginManagerWidget.h"
+#include "gui/settings/rsharesettings.h"
 
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
@@ -160,14 +161,10 @@ PluginManagerWidget::registerNewPlugin(QString pluginName)
 void
 PluginManagerWidget::installPluginButtonClicked()
 {
-    QString fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, 
-	                       tr("Open Plugin to install"),
-	                       "./",
-			       tr("Plugins (*.so *.dll)"));
+    QString fileName = misc::getOpenFileName(this, RshareSettings::LASTDIR_PLUGIN, tr("Open Plugin to install"), "./", tr("Plugins (*.so *.dll)"));
+
     if (!fileName.isNull())
-    {
        emit installPluginRequested(fileName);
-    }
 }
 
 //=============================================================================
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConnectFriendWizard.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConnectFriendWizard.cpp
index afbcb4422..cb49de349 100755
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConnectFriendWizard.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/connect/ConnectFriendWizard.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <QUrlQuery>
 #endif
 
+#include "gui/settings/rsharesettings.h"
+#include "util/misc.h"
 #include "ConnectFriendWizard.h"
 #include "ui_ConnectFriendWizard.h"
 #include "gui/common/PeerDefs.h"
@@ -1040,7 +1042,9 @@ void ConnectFriendWizard::saveCert()
 
 void ConnectFriendWizard::loadFriendCert()
 {
-	QString fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Select Certificate"), "", tr("RetroShare Certificate (*.rsc );;All Files (*)"));
+    QString fileName ;
+    if(!misc::getOpenFileName(this, RshareSettings::LASTDIR_CERT, tr("Select Certificate"), tr("RetroShare Certificate (*.rsc );;All Files (*)"),fileName))
+            return ;
 
 	if (!fileName.isNull()) {
 		ui->friendFileNameEdit->setText(fileName);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/profile/ProfileManager.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/profile/ProfileManager.cpp
index fb5e0f93d..e57602300 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/profile/ProfileManager.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/profile/ProfileManager.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 #include <retroshare/rsinit.h>
 #include <retroshare/rspeers.h>
 #include "ProfileManager.h"
+#include "util/misc.h"
 #include "gui/GenCertDialog.h"
+#include "gui/settings/rsharesettings.h"
 #include "gui/common/RSTreeWidgetItem.h"
 
 #include <QAbstractEventDispatcher>
@@ -145,7 +147,10 @@ void ProfileManager::exportIdentity()
 
 void ProfileManager::importIdentity()
 {
-	QString fname = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this,tr("Import Identity"), "",tr("RetroShare Identity files (*.asc)")) ;
+    QString fname ;
+
+    if(!misc::getOpenFileName(this,RshareSettings::LASTDIR_CERT,tr("Import Identity"), tr("RetroShare Identity files (*.asc)"),fname))
+            return ;
 
 	if(fname.isNull())
 		return ;
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsharesettings.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsharesettings.h
index b6db98591..a7719c6d0 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsharesettings.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/settings/rsharesettings.h
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ public:
 		LASTDIR_IMAGES,
 		LASTDIR_MESSAGES,
 		LASTDIR_BLOGS,
-		LASTDIR_SOUNDS
-	};
+        LASTDIR_SOUNDS,
+        LASTDIR_PLUGIN
+    };
 
 	enum enumToasterPosition
 	{