I've been monitoring the developer discussion about this issue:
http://www.ventismedia.com/mantis/view.php?id=6224
I like Bex's suggestion:
What about a checkbox, under the existing one:
- "Remember last used Folder"
That would solve the issue and I don't think it would add any clutter to the UI.
Quote from Ludek:
I believe that '*Favorites->Recent Places' accomplish this functionality
I tried this on my computer and it required 2 extra mouse clicks (my recent Documents, AlbumArt) to get to the actual art.
I have a recommendation that would give us the functionality we desire and still not clutter the user interface:
Under Options >> Library >> Tags and Playlists >> Album Art
Rename "Image Location" to "Image Preferences"
Create a new line called "Image Location" and give a choice to "Save images in same folder as track" or "Save images in specified folder" with a browse button to navigate to the preferred folder.
Thanks for considering this request.