Calc not saving in originating folder when doing Save as

[JLLibre]

Version: 24.8.6.1 (X86_64)
Build ID: 480(Build:1)
CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 6.13; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

Hello, I have been happily using Calc for many years, and when I open an existing Calc file, and do a Save as, Calc saves the file in the folder from which the file was opened.

For the first time yesterday, when I did a Save as, Calc started initially to save files in the Documents folder.

After noticing this, I then manually selected the target folder. This works fine.

But from now on, when I open another file from another location, and do a Save as, Calc will use the folder location of the previous file I opened, which is a different, and incorrect folder.

So I have to be careful to make sure I manually select the correct folder whenever I do a Save as.

I would really like to have the original behaviour back, where Calc saves in the folder from which the file was opened.

I noticed Version: 24.8.6.1 was just released a few days ago - could this be a bug?

Thanks ahead of time for any assistance

[mariosv]

Please test in safe mode, Menu/Help/Restart in Safe Mode

[JLLibre]

@mariosv - Thanks for your reply. I restarted in safe mode, and now Calc > Save as chooses the Documents folder as the folder to save to, not the folder where the file was opened from. So the issue is still happening.

[Lupp]

I don’t have any Linux. Just a faint hunch: Do you (as the user as which you are logged in) still have write permission for the folder from which the document was loaded?
Was there ever a problem with Save ( no As...)?

[JLLibre]

@Lupp - Thanks for your reply. I see where you are going with this - if I lose write privileges to the folder, Calc may select another folder to save to. But I can simply select the correct folder to save to, and the file saves fine, so I dont think there is a permission problem.

[mariosv]

Bug 165917 - PDF exports to most recent directory, not to current directory

[Wanderer]

The reported bug should NOT be related to this, as the cause is an “intended” (not by everybody) change in 25.2, while @JLLibre reports 24.8

[JLLibre]

I still have this issue with 24.8.6.1 - any help would be still very much appreciated.

[s173nc3r]

Same behavior in Writer. “Save as” and “export” go to last used location not current location from where was the file opened. Very frustrating. I rolled back to 25.2.0.3 where this bug is absent.

[EarnestAl]

@s173nc3r

I rolled back to 25.2.0.3

If you read the bug report, you would know that it is fixed for 25.2.3.2 which is available for download now.

[JLLibre]

@s173nc3r - Thanks for taking the time to let me know about this - very helpful