diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/FileDialog.qml b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/FileDialog.qml
index 93ccbc0b8c..56f761e42d 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/FileDialog.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/FileDialog.qml
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ ModalWindow {
 
         // Clear selection when click on external frame.
         frameClicked.connect(function() { d.clearSelection(); });
+
+        if (selectDirectory) {
+            currentSelection.text = d.capitalizeDrive(helper.urlToPath(initialFolder));
+        }
+
+        fileTableView.forceActiveFocus();
     }
 
     Item {
@@ -703,7 +709,6 @@ ModalWindow {
                 if (!helper.urlIsWritable(selection)) {
                     desktop.messageBox({
                                            icon: OriginalDialogs.StandardIcon.Warning,
-                                           buttons: OriginalDialogs.StandardButton.Yes | OriginalDialogs.StandardButton.No,
                                            text: "Unable to write to location " + selection
                                        })
                     return;
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/preferences/BrowsablePreference.qml b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/preferences/BrowsablePreference.qml
index 9a19889938..2cf50891c9 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/preferences/BrowsablePreference.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/preferences/BrowsablePreference.qml
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ Preference {
                 verticalCenter: dataTextField.verticalCenter
             }
             onClicked: {
-                var browser = fileBrowserBuilder.createObject(desktop, { selectDirectory: true, folder: fileDialogHelper.pathToUrl(preference.value) });
+                var browser = fileBrowserBuilder.createObject(desktop, {
+                    selectDirectory: true,
+                    dir: fileDialogHelper.pathToUrl(preference.value)
+                });
                 browser.selectedFile.connect(function(fileUrl){
                     console.log(fileUrl);
                     dataTextField.text = fileDialogHelper.urlToPath(fileUrl);
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
index 0443c65453..f0ae221566 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QScriptValue>
 
+#include <SettingHandle.h>
+
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "DomainHandler.h"
 #include "MainWindow.h"
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@
 
 #include "WindowScriptingInterface.h"
 
+static const QString DESKTOP_LOCATION = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation);
+static const QString LAST_BROWSE_LOCATION_SETTING = "LastBrowseLocation";
+
+
 WindowScriptingInterface::WindowScriptingInterface() {
     const DomainHandler& domainHandler = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler();
     connect(&domainHandler, &DomainHandler::connectedToDomain, this, &WindowScriptingInterface::domainChanged);
@@ -101,6 +107,14 @@ QString fixupPathForMac(const QString& directory) {
     return path;
 }
 
+QString WindowScriptingInterface::getPreviousBrowseLocation() const {
+    return Setting::Handle<QString>(LAST_BROWSE_LOCATION_SETTING, DESKTOP_LOCATION).get();
+}
+
+void WindowScriptingInterface::setPreviousBrowseLocation(const QString& location) {
+    Setting::Handle<QVariant>(LAST_BROWSE_LOCATION_SETTING).set(location);
+}
+
 /// Display an open file dialog.  If `directory` is an invalid file or directory the browser will start at the current
 /// working directory.
 /// \param const QString& title title of the window
@@ -108,8 +122,17 @@ QString fixupPathForMac(const QString& directory) {
 /// \param const QString& nameFilter filter to filter filenames by - see `QFileDialog`
 /// \return QScriptValue file path as a string if one was selected, otherwise `QScriptValue::NullValue`
 QScriptValue WindowScriptingInterface::browse(const QString& title, const QString& directory, const QString& nameFilter) {
-    QString path = fixupPathForMac(directory);
+    QString path = directory;
+    if (path.isEmpty()) {
+        path = getPreviousBrowseLocation();
+    }
+#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
+    path = fixupPathForMac(directory);
+#endif
     QString result = OffscreenUi::getOpenFileName(nullptr, title, path, nameFilter);
+    if (!result.isEmpty()) {
+        setPreviousBrowseLocation(QFileInfo(result).absolutePath());
+    }
     return result.isEmpty() ? QScriptValue::NullValue : QScriptValue(result);
 }
 
@@ -120,8 +143,17 @@ QScriptValue WindowScriptingInterface::browse(const QString& title, const QStrin
 /// \param const QString& nameFilter filter to filter filenames by - see `QFileDialog`
 /// \return QScriptValue file path as a string if one was selected, otherwise `QScriptValue::NullValue`
 QScriptValue WindowScriptingInterface::save(const QString& title, const QString& directory, const QString& nameFilter) {
-    QString path = fixupPathForMac(directory);
+    QString path = directory;
+    if (path.isEmpty()) {
+        path = getPreviousBrowseLocation();
+    }
+#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
+    path = fixupPathForMac(directory);
+#endif
     QString result = OffscreenUi::getSaveFileName(nullptr, title, path, nameFilter);
+    if (!result.isEmpty()) {
+        setPreviousBrowseLocation(QFileInfo(result).absolutePath());
+    }
     return result.isEmpty() ? QScriptValue::NullValue : QScriptValue(result);
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h
index dfe02a5064..b92114c1bf 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.h
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ signals:
 
 private slots:
     WebWindowClass* doCreateWebWindow(const QString& title, const QString& url, int width, int height);
+
+private:
+    QString getPreviousBrowseLocation() const;
+    void setPreviousBrowseLocation(const QString& location);
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_WindowScriptingInterface_h
diff --git a/scripts/system/edit.js b/scripts/system/edit.js
index 1232c8d94d..42eddf11c3 100644
--- a/scripts/system/edit.js
+++ b/scripts/system/edit.js
@@ -1221,8 +1221,7 @@ function handeMenuEvent(menuItem) {
         if (!selectionManager.hasSelection()) {
             Window.alert("No entities have been selected.");
         } else {
-            var filename = "entities__" + Window.location.hostname + ".svo.json";
-            filename = Window.save("Select Where to Save", filename, "*.json")
+            var filename = Window.save("Select Where to Save", "", "*.json")
             if (filename) {
                 var success = Clipboard.exportEntities(filename, selectionManager.selections);
                 if (!success) {