added setting to retain file browser directory on reboots WIP

commit c86fd2318d1517486e1129348a9abe55b9ace60b
Author: yegor chernyshov <[email protected]>
Date:   Mon Feb 23 22:56:04 2026 -0500

    added setting to retain file browser directory on reboots WIP
    
    I added the setting keep_directory which automatically updates
    the last directory visited and restores it on next boot
    
    --added manual entry
    
    Change-Id: I0ffe6531d591d693806ce0bf56fe22b99e3315e9

diff --git a/apps/filetree.c b/apps/filetree.c
index 95c7e2b77d..77b902db10 100644
--- a/apps/filetree.c
+++ b/apps/filetree.c
@@ -453,6 +453,13 @@ int ft_load(struct tree_context* c, const char* tempdir)
         check_file_thumbnails(c); /* map .talk to ours */
 
     tree_unlock_cache(c);
+
+    if (global_settings.keep_directory)
+    {
+        path_append(global_status.browse_last_folder, c->currdir, PA_SEP_HARD,
+                    sizeof(global_status.browse_last_folder));
+    }
+
     return 0;
 }
 static void ft_load_font(char *file)
diff --git a/apps/lang/english.lang b/apps/lang/english.lang
index c244096637..e765160385 100644
--- a/apps/lang/english.lang
+++ b/apps/lang/english.lang
@@ -17029,3 +17029,17 @@
     general_purpose_led: "Use LED indicators"
   </voice>
 </phrase>
+<phrase>
+  id: LANG_KEEP_DIRECTORY
+  desc: file browser setting
+  user: core
+  <source>
+    *: "Always remember last folder"
+  </source>
+  <dest>
+    *: "Always remember last folder"
+  </dest>
+  <voice>
+    *: "Always remember last folder"
+  </voice>
+</phrase>
diff --git a/apps/menus/settings_menu.c b/apps/menus/settings_menu.c
index 1923309269..eece8b280b 100644
--- a/apps/menus/settings_menu.c
+++ b/apps/menus/settings_menu.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ static int clear_start_directory(void)
     splash(HZ, ID2P(LANG_RESET_DONE_CLEAR));
     return false;
 }
+MENUITEM_SETTING(keep_directory, &global_settings.keep_directory, NULL);
 MENUITEM_FUNCTION(clear_start_directory_item, 0, ID2P(LANG_RESET_START_DIR),
                   clear_start_directory, NULL, Icon_file_view_menu);
 
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ MAKE_MENU(file_menu, ID2P(LANG_FILE), filemenu_callback, Icon_file_view_menu,
                 &sort_case, &sort_dir, &sort_file, &interpret_numbers,
                 &dirfilter, &show_filename_ext, &browse_current,
                 &show_path_in_browser,
+                &keep_directory,
                 &clear_start_directory_item
 #ifdef HAVE_HOTKEY
                 ,&hotkey_tree_item
diff --git a/apps/misc.c b/apps/misc.c
index b9a33d8665..40a55d032f 100644
--- a/apps/misc.c
+++ b/apps/misc.c
@@ -2039,6 +2039,12 @@ void validate_start_directory_init(void) /* INIT_ATTR */
         path_append(dirpath, PATH_ROOTSTR,
             PA_SEP_HARD, sizeof(global_settings.start_directory));
     }
+
+    if (!global_settings.keep_directory) /* reset to root / if !keep_directory */
+    {
+        path_append(global_status.browse_last_folder, PATH_ROOTSTR, PA_SEP_HARD,
+                    sizeof(global_status.browse_last_folder));
+    }
 }
 
 #endif /* ndef __PCTOOL__ */
diff --git a/apps/root_menu.c b/apps/root_menu.c
index 4016d78a1b..977a72e80c 100644
--- a/apps/root_menu.c
+++ b/apps/root_menu.c
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ static int browser(void* param)
     int filter = SHOW_SUPPORTED;
     char folder[MAX_PATH] = "/";
     /* stuff needed to remember position in file browser */
-    static char last_folder[MAX_PATH] = "/";
+    /*static char last_folder[MAX_PATH] = "/"*/
+    char *last_folder = global_status.browse_last_folder;
+
     /* and stuff for the database browser */
 #ifdef HAVE_TAGCACHE
     static int last_db_dirlevel = 0, last_db_selection = 0, last_ft_dirlevel = 0;
diff --git a/apps/settings.c b/apps/settings.c
index fea5e9d161..7ed4257084 100644
--- a/apps/settings.c
+++ b/apps/settings.c
@@ -628,6 +628,11 @@ static bool settings_write_config(const char* filename, int options)
             case SETTINGS_SAVE_RESUMEINFO:
                 if (!(setting->flags & F_RESUMESETTING))
                     continue;
+                if (setting->setting == &global_status.browse_last_folder
+                   && (!global_settings.keep_directory))
+                {
+                        continue;
+                }
                 break;
             case SETTINGS_SAVE_ALL:
             {
diff --git a/apps/settings.h b/apps/settings.h
index 6a429f9d13..695af0276d 100644
--- a/apps/settings.h
+++ b/apps/settings.h
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ struct system_status
     int font_id[NB_SCREENS]; /* font id of the settings font for each screen */
 
     bool resume_modified; /* playlist is modified (=> warn before erase) */
+    char browse_last_folder[MAX_PATH];/* only saved if keep_directory = true */
 };
 
 struct user_settings
@@ -893,6 +894,7 @@ struct user_settings
 
     char start_directory[MAX_PATHNAME+1];
     /* Has the root been customized from the .cfg file? false = no, true = loaded from cfg */
+    bool keep_directory;  /* this saves the last path visited in the file browser */
     bool root_menu_customized;
 #ifdef HAVE_QUICKSCREEN
     bool shortcuts_replaces_qs;
diff --git a/apps/settings_list.c b/apps/settings_list.c
index dfaede027a..10b56655f8 100644
--- a/apps/settings_list.c
+++ b/apps/settings_list.c
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@
 #define SYSTEM_STATUS(flags,var,default,name)                \
             {flags|F_RESUMESETTING|F_T_INT, &global_status.var,-1, \
              INT(default), name, UNUSED}
+
+#define SYSTEM_STATUS_TEXT_SETTING(flags,var,name,default,prefix,suffix) \
+            {flags|F_RESUMESETTING|F_T_UCHARPTR, &global_status.var,-1,  \
+                CHARPTR(default),name,                                   \
+                {.filename_setting=                                      \
+                    (struct filename_setting[]){                         \
+                        {prefix,suffix,sizeof(global_status.var)}}} }
 /* system_status settings items will be saved to resume.cfg
    Use for int which use the set_sound() function to set them
    These items WILL be included in the users exported settings files
@@ -1498,6 +1505,9 @@ const struct settings_list settings[] = {
 #endif /* HAVE_DISK_STORAGE */
     /* browser */
     TEXT_SETTING(0, start_directory, "start directory", "/", NULL, NULL),
+    SYSTEM_STATUS_TEXT_SETTING(0, browse_last_folder, "last folder", "/", NULL, NULL),
+    OFFON_SETTING(0, keep_directory, LANG_KEEP_DIRECTORY, false, "keep directory", NULL),
+
     CHOICE_SETTING(0, dirfilter, LANG_FILTER, SHOW_SUPPORTED, "show files",
                    "all,supported,music,playlists", NULL, 4, ID2P(LANG_ALL),
                    ID2P(LANG_FILTER_SUPPORTED), ID2P(LANG_FILTER_MUSIC),
diff --git a/docs/CREDITS b/docs/CREDITS
index cf2cb9237b..528fede131 100644
--- a/docs/CREDITS
+++ b/docs/CREDITS
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ Nyx Guan
 Arin Kim
 Ingmar Steen
 Lourenço Soares
+Yegor Chernyshov
 
 The libmad team
 The wavpack team
diff --git a/manual/rockbox_interface/browsing_and_playing.tex b/manual/rockbox_interface/browsing_and_playing.tex
index 45a145ad3a..d93c7604ca 100644
--- a/manual/rockbox_interface/browsing_and_playing.tex
+++ b/manual/rockbox_interface/browsing_and_playing.tex
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ each option pertains both to files and directories):
     \item [Recording Directory.]
      Save recordings in the selected directory.
   }
+  \item [Always remember last folder.]
+   Saves the last position in the file browser on shutdown.
+   This directory (and if applicable last file) will be restored next boot.
   \item [Start Directory.]
    Set as default start directory for the File Browser.
    \note{If you have \setting{Auto-Change Directory} and
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