Bug 511649 - Spectacle Save As does not remember last save destination/folder anymore
Summary: Spectacle Save As does not remember last save destination/folder anymore
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Spectacle
Classification: Applications
Component: General (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.5.1
Platform: Other Linux
: HI normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Noah Davis
URL:
Keywords: regression
: 513367 (view as bug list)
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Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-11-04 21:36 UTC by rrpeak+kdebug
Modified: 2025-12-15 14:49 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

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Description rrpeak+kdebug 2025-11-04 21:36:48 UTC 
SUMMARY
Spectacle Save As does not remember last save destination/folder anymore

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Spectacle and take a screenshot
2. Select "Save As" and navigate to a folder
3. Save the screenshot there
4. Open spectacle again, take another screenshot
5. select "Save As"

OBSERVED RESULT
Save As opens up on another folder (possibly the last folder used before this bug was introduced)

EXPECTED RESULT
Save as opens last save destination/folder

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Ultramarine Linux 42
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.9.3
Kernel Version: 6.17.5-200.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit)


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Zilco 2025-11-05 02:20:36 UTC 
Reporting that this is occurring on Fedora 43 as well.

Operating System: Fedora Linux 43
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.6-300.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Comment 2 Ganton 2025-11-23 21:13:34 UTC 
If it may help, it doesn't happen (Spectacle remembers the last location used to "Save As...") using a clean virtual machine with:
    Operating System: Kubuntu 25.10
    KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5
    KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
    Qt Version: 6.9.2
    Kernel Version: 6.17.0-6-generic (64-bit)
    Graphics Platform: Wayland [the same happens with X11]
although it's an older version of Plasma, etc.
Comment 3 jl710 2025-12-07 11:41:06 UTC 
This seems to be a bug with the config file `~/.config/spectaclerc`. It uses the path written in `lastImageSaveAsLocation`. But it seems that after some update or so, it only writes the saved as location to `lastImageSaveLocation`. So the last used location gets saved, but in the wrong config key. Maybe someone who is familiar with the code base could look into that.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2025-12-15 14:49:08 UTC 
*** Bug 513367 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***