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As people already said here, you can set StartupMode=cwd in ~/.config/gtk-2.0/gtkfilechooser.ini. This file exists already, if it is GTK+2, but I am not sure if your screenshot shows GTK+3.In this case insert this line into your ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini:gtk-recent-files-enabled=falseIf you want "/" to appear as first view, you need to chdir / before starting the application.In ~/.config/gtk-2.0/gtkfilechooser.inichange StartupMode=recentto StartupMode=cwd"recent" and "cwd" are the choices available to the user. An app developer can set an arbitrary start up folder by calling gtk_file_chooser_set_current_folder ().