[GIS] How to set the working directory in QGIS

Question

I'm learning QGIS and lovin' it. But one thing that annooys me a little is is that each time I want to save data, the default directory is the QGIS folder under Program Files.

How can I set this, globally, for all my data?

Answer 1

QGIS automatically stores and loads data to and from the directory last used.

So simply create a new data directory somewhere else in your file system, and QGIS will use that as default, unless the directory last used is deleted or removed (e.g. on a USB stick).