Change File Picker Dialog folder location (avoid latest visited folder)
As far as I'm aware, there's no way to do anything like this natively.
There is such as Default Folder X which can remember 'last folder per app' or just always return to a specific location per app, with navigation history &amp; fast click-through to any folder already open. You can set up different default sets depending on workflow.
I've actually had it on every Mac I've ever had since before they added the 'X' to the name, before OS X. I can't even remember how limited the standard filepicker is; I'm reminded only when I use someone else's Mac.