Matlab 2025b doesn't start up in the directory of the last session

I just installed version 2025b. In Settings, under the General tab, the "Initial Working Folder" is set to "Last working folder from previous MATLAB session." Yet, it always starts in the C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2025b\bin directory. Is this a bug, or is there something else I need to do? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

[Taylor]

I'm not able to reproduce this issue with R2025b. Assuming the folder you're targetting is also on the "C:\..." path, I would start with just setting it to a different folder, restarting MATLAB, and seeing if it works with that. If that still doesn't fix it, contact tech support https://www.mathworks.com/support/contact_us.html

[Clay Fulcher]

Thanks Taylor. I do all my work on a different drive: the F:\ drive. So that may be the issue. I was hoping when I start Matlab, it would start in the last directory on the F:\ drive that I used. The executable for Matlab is on the C:\ drive. I wonder if there is some way to tell Matlab to start in the F: drive directory from the last session.

When I double-click on a Matlab-related file on the F: drive, Matlab does open up in that desired directory. But If I use the desktop shortcut to start Matlab, it opens up in the Matlab executable folder on the C: drive.

[Taylor]

Interesting, is your F:\ drive a network drive or local? I don't necessarily have an immediate answer for you, but I can take this to the dev team on your behalf to see if this is a known issue or something they haven't encountered yet.

[Clay Fulcher]

My F:\ Drive is a local disk, not a network drive. I appreciate your time Taylor.