diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbCreateDatabaseDialog.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbCreateDatabaseDialog.java
index 7ceea59224..b544e41120 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbCreateDatabaseDialog.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbCreateDatabaseDialog.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.ModuleSettings;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskCoreException;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.modules.hashdatabase.HashDbManager.HashDb;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.modules.hashdatabase.HashDbManager.HashDb.KnownFilesType;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ final class HashDbCreateDatabaseDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
             .getMessage(HashDbCreateDatabaseDialog.class, "HashDbCreateDatabaseDialog.defaultFileName");
     private JFileChooser fileChooser = null;
     private HashDb newHashDb = null;
+    private final static String LAST_FILE_PATH_KEY = "HashDbCreate_Path";
 
     /**
      * Displays a dialog that allows a user to create a new hash database and
@@ -273,17 +275,23 @@ final class HashDbCreateDatabaseDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
 
     private void saveAsButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_saveAsButtonActionPerformed
         try {
+            String lastBaseDirectory = "";
+            if (ModuleSettings.settingExists(ModuleSettings.MAIN_SETTINGS, LAST_FILE_PATH_KEY)) {
+                lastBaseDirectory = ModuleSettings.getConfigSetting(ModuleSettings.MAIN_SETTINGS, LAST_FILE_PATH_KEY);
+            }
             StringBuilder path = new StringBuilder();
+            path.append(lastBaseDirectory);
             if (!hashSetNameTextField.getText().isEmpty()) {
-                path.append(hashSetNameTextField.getText());
+                path.append(File.separator).append(hashSetNameTextField.getText());
             } else {
-                path.append(DEFAULT_FILE_NAME);
+                path.append(File.separator).append(DEFAULT_FILE_NAME);
             }
             path.append(".").append(HashDbManager.getHashDatabaseFileExtension());
             fileChooser.setSelectedFile(new File(path.toString()));
             if (fileChooser.showSaveDialog(this) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
                 File databaseFile = fileChooser.getSelectedFile();
                 databasePathTextField.setText(databaseFile.getCanonicalPath());
+                ModuleSettings.setConfigSetting(ModuleSettings.MAIN_SETTINGS, LAST_FILE_PATH_KEY, databaseFile.getParent());
             }
         } catch (IOException ex) {
             Logger.getLogger(HashDbCreateDatabaseDialog.class.getName()).log(Level.WARNING, "Couldn't get selected file path.", ex); //NON-NLS
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbImportDatabaseDialog.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbImportDatabaseDialog.java
index 24b389e398..43205b7f6b 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbImportDatabaseDialog.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbImportDatabaseDialog.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import javax.swing.filechooser.FileNameExtensionFilter;
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskCoreException;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.ModuleSettings;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.modules.hashdatabase.HashDbManager.HashDb.KnownFilesType;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.modules.hashdatabase.HashDbManager.HashDb;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.modules.hashdatabase.HashDbManager.HashDbManagerException;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ final class HashDbImportDatabaseDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
     private JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser();
     private String selectedFilePath = "";
     private HashDb selectedHashDb = null;
+    private final static String LAST_FILE_PATH_KEY = "HashDbImport_Path";
 
     /**
      * Displays a dialog that allows a user to select an existing hash database
@@ -249,6 +251,9 @@ final class HashDbImportDatabaseDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
     }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
 
     private void openButtonActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_openButtonActionPerformed
+        if (ModuleSettings.settingExists(ModuleSettings.MAIN_SETTINGS, LAST_FILE_PATH_KEY)) {
+            fileChooser.setCurrentDirectory(new File(ModuleSettings.getConfigSetting(ModuleSettings.MAIN_SETTINGS, LAST_FILE_PATH_KEY)));
+        }
         if (fileChooser.showOpenDialog(this) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
             File databaseFile = fileChooser.getSelectedFile();
             try {
@@ -259,6 +264,7 @@ final class HashDbImportDatabaseDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
                     knownRadioButton.setSelected(true);
                     knownRadioButtonActionPerformed(null);
                 }
+                ModuleSettings.setConfigSetting(ModuleSettings.MAIN_SETTINGS, LAST_FILE_PATH_KEY, databaseFile.getParent());
             } catch (IOException ex) {
                 Logger.getLogger(HashDbImportDatabaseDialog.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Failed to get path of selected database", ex); //NON-NLS
                 JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this,