diff --git a/source/ehcache.xml b/source/ehcache.xml
index d60fa647..aa340d72 100644
--- a/source/ehcache.xml
+++ b/source/ehcache.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ehcache xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="ehcache.xsd">
+<ehcache xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="ehcache.xsd" updateCheck="false">
 
     <!--
     CacheManager Configuration
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/Main.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/Main.java
index 844b0bde..ad56a1c7 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/Main.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/Main.java
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ package net.sourceforge.filebot;
 
 import static javax.swing.JFrame.*;
 
+import java.awt.Window;
+import java.awt.event.WindowAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.WindowEvent;
 import java.security.CodeSource;
 import java.security.Permission;
 import java.security.PermissionCollection;
@@ -79,6 +82,13 @@ public class Main {
 				frame.setLocationByPlatform(true);
 				frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 				
+				try {
+					// restore previous size and location
+					restoreWindowBounds(frame, Settings.forPackage(MainFrame.class));
+				} catch (Exception e) {
+					// don't care, doesn't make a difference
+				}
+				
 				// start application
 				frame.setVisible(true);
 			}
@@ -86,6 +96,28 @@ public class Main {
 	}
 	
 
+	private static void restoreWindowBounds(Window window, final Settings settings) {
+		// store bounds on close
+		window.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
+			
+			@Override
+			public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
+				settings.put("window.x", String.valueOf(e.getWindow().getX()));
+				settings.put("window.y", String.valueOf(e.getWindow().getY()));
+				settings.put("window.width", String.valueOf(e.getWindow().getWidth()));
+				settings.put("window.height", String.valueOf(e.getWindow().getHeight()));
+			}
+		});
+		
+		// restore bounds
+		int x = Integer.parseInt(settings.get("window.x"));
+		int y = Integer.parseInt(settings.get("window.y"));
+		int width = Integer.parseInt(settings.get("window.width"));
+		int height = Integer.parseInt(settings.get("window.height"));
+		window.setBounds(x, y, width, height);
+	}
+	
+
 	private static void initializeLogging() {
 		Logger uiLogger = Logger.getLogger("ui");
 		
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/transfer/LoadAction.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/transfer/LoadAction.java
index 7a19fe90..30937e0a 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/transfer/LoadAction.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/transfer/LoadAction.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.sourceforge.filebot.ui.transfer;
 
 
 import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ import javax.swing.Icon;
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
 
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.ResourceManager;
+import net.sourceforge.filebot.Settings;
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.ui.transfer.TransferablePolicy.TransferAction;
 
 
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ public class LoadAction extends AbstractAction {
 	
 	public static final String TRANSFERABLE_POLICY = "transferablePolicy";
 	
-	
+
 	public LoadAction(TransferablePolicy transferablePolicy) {
 		this("Load", ResourceManager.getIcon("action.load"), transferablePolicy);
 	}
@@ -37,6 +39,16 @@ public class LoadAction extends AbstractAction {
 	}
 	
 
+	protected File getDefaultFolder() {
+		String lastLocation = Settings.forPackage(LoadAction.class).get("load.location");
+		
+		if (lastLocation == null || lastLocation.isEmpty())
+			return null;
+		
+		return new File(lastLocation);
+	}
+	
+
 	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent evt) {
 		// get transferable policy from action properties
 		TransferablePolicy transferablePolicy = (TransferablePolicy) getValue(TRANSFERABLE_POLICY);
@@ -44,7 +56,7 @@ public class LoadAction extends AbstractAction {
 		if (transferablePolicy == null)
 			return;
 		
-		JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser();
+		JFileChooser chooser = new JFileChooser(getDefaultFolder());
 		
 		chooser.setFileFilter(new TransferablePolicyFileFilter(transferablePolicy));
 		
@@ -63,6 +75,9 @@ public class LoadAction extends AbstractAction {
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			Logger.getLogger("ui").log(Level.WARNING, e.getMessage(), e);
 		}
+		
+		// remember last location
+		Settings.forPackage(LoadAction.class).put("load.location", chooser.getCurrentDirectory().getPath());
 	}
 	
 }
diff --git a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/transfer/SaveAction.java b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/transfer/SaveAction.java
index ee508662..8dbd5e59 100644
--- a/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/transfer/SaveAction.java
+++ b/source/net/sourceforge/filebot/ui/transfer/SaveAction.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import javax.swing.JComponent;
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
 
 import net.sourceforge.filebot.ResourceManager;
+import net.sourceforge.filebot.Settings;
 
 
 public class SaveAction extends AbstractAction {
@@ -56,7 +57,12 @@ public class SaveAction extends AbstractAction {
 	
 
 	protected File getDefaultFolder() {
-		return null;
+		String lastLocation = Settings.forPackage(SaveAction.class).get("save.location");
+		
+		if (lastLocation == null || lastLocation.isEmpty())
+			return null;
+		
+		return new File(lastLocation);
 	}
 	
 
@@ -78,5 +84,8 @@ public class SaveAction extends AbstractAction {
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, e.toString(), e);
 		}
+		
+		// remember last location
+		Settings.forPackage(SaveAction.class).put("save.location", chooser.getCurrentDirectory().getPath());
 	}
 }