diff --git a/src/pages/AddWorkspace/CloneWikiForm.tsx b/src/pages/AddWorkspace/CloneWikiForm.tsx
index 967eacd4..ada6e4ce 100644
--- a/src/pages/AddWorkspace/CloneWikiForm.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/AddWorkspace/CloneWikiForm.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function CloneWikiForm({ form, isCreateMainWorkspace }: IWikiWorkspaceFor
         />
         <LocationPickerButton
           onClick={async () => {
-            const filePaths = await window.service.native.pickDirectory();
+            const filePaths = await window.service.native.pickDirectory(form.parentFolderLocation);
             if (filePaths?.length > 0) {
               form.parentFolderLocationSetter(filePaths[0]);
             }
diff --git a/src/pages/AddWorkspace/ExistedWikiForm.tsx b/src/pages/AddWorkspace/ExistedWikiForm.tsx
index cc674fb5..3c08ab17 100644
--- a/src/pages/AddWorkspace/ExistedWikiForm.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/AddWorkspace/ExistedWikiForm.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function ExistedWikiForm({
         />
         <LocationPickerButton
           onClick={async () => {
-            const filePaths = await window.service.native.pickDirectory();
+            const filePaths = await window.service.native.pickDirectory(form.parentFolderLocation);
             if (filePaths?.length > 0) {
               form.existedWikiFolderPathSetter(filePaths[0]);
             }
diff --git a/src/pages/AddWorkspace/NewWikiForm.tsx b/src/pages/AddWorkspace/NewWikiForm.tsx
index 42a7b2cc..81715160 100644
--- a/src/pages/AddWorkspace/NewWikiForm.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/AddWorkspace/NewWikiForm.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function NewWikiForm({
         />
         <LocationPickerButton
           onClick={async () => {
-            const filePaths = await window.service.native.pickDirectory();
+            const filePaths = await window.service.native.pickDirectory(form.parentFolderLocation);
             if (filePaths?.length > 0) {
               form.parentFolderLocationSetter(filePaths[0]);
             }
diff --git a/src/pages/Preferences/index.tsx b/src/pages/Preferences/index.tsx
index bb80d2f3..ec37b682 100644
--- a/src/pages/Preferences/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Preferences/index.tsx
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ export default function Preferences(): JSX.Element {
               button
               onClick={() => {
                 window.service.native
-                  .pickDirectory()
+                  .pickDirectory(downloadPath)
                   .then(async (filePaths) => {
                     if (filePaths.length > 0) {
                       await window.service.preference.set('downloadPath', filePaths[0]);
diff --git a/src/services/native/index.ts b/src/services/native/index.ts
index 5938da92..2cb2bbff 100644
--- a/src/services/native/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/native/index.ts
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ export class NativeService implements INativeService {
     }
   }
 
-  public async pickDirectory(): Promise<string[]> {
+  public async pickDirectory(defaultPath?: string): Promise<string[]> {
     const dialogResult = await dialog.showOpenDialog({
       properties: ['openDirectory'],
+      defaultPath,
     });
     if (!dialogResult.canceled && dialogResult.filePaths.length > 0) {
       return dialogResult.filePaths;
diff --git a/src/services/native/interface.ts b/src/services/native/interface.ts
index e3fbb643..a7faed8e 100644
--- a/src/services/native/interface.ts
+++ b/src/services/native/interface.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { WindowNames } from '@services/windows/WindowProperties';
  */
 export interface INativeService {
   showElectronMessageBox(message: string, type: MessageBoxOptions['type'], WindowName?: WindowNames): Promise<void>;
-  pickDirectory(): Promise<string[]>;
+  pickDirectory(defaultPath?: string): Promise<string[]>;
   pickFile(filters?: Electron.OpenDialogOptions['filters']): Promise<string[]>;
   open(uri: string, isDirectory?: boolean): Promise<void>;
   quit(): void;
diff --git a/src/services/preferences/defaultPreferences.ts b/src/services/preferences/defaultPreferences.ts
index cb4756d6..d1b95346 100644
--- a/src/services/preferences/defaultPreferences.ts
+++ b/src/services/preferences/defaultPreferences.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export const defaultPreferences: IPreferences = {
   useHardwareAcceleration: true,
 };
 
-/** get path, note that if use this from the preload script, app will be undefined, so have to use remote.app here */
 function getDefaultDownloadsPath(): string {
   return path.join(app.getPath('home'), 'Downloads');
 }