diff --git a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.cpp b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
index d7360ce2..3809672c 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.cpp
@@ -775,13 +775,13 @@ PAdmin::PAdmin() : QObject()
 
   // XML Parser part
   // 1st: check local directory
-  QString path = QString("./");
+  QString path = QDir::currentPath();
   QString fln = QString("musredit_startup.xml");
   QString pathFln = path + fln;
   QProcessEnvironment procEnv = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
   if (!QFile::exists(pathFln)) {
     // 2nd: check $HOME/.musrfit/musredit/musredit_startup.xml
-    path = procEnv.value("HOME", "");
+    path = QDir::homePath();
     pathFln = path + "/.musrfit/musredit/" + fln;
     if (!QFile::exists(pathFln)) {
       // 3rd: check $MUSRFITPATH/musredit_startup.xml
@@ -833,15 +833,6 @@ PAdmin::PAdmin() : QObject()
   }
 }
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/**
- * <p>Destructor
- */
-PAdmin::~PAdmin()
-{
-  saveRecentFiles();
-}
-
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /**
  * <p>returns the help url corresponding the the tag.
@@ -1096,7 +1087,7 @@ void PAdmin::saveRecentFiles()
   QString fln = QString("./musredit_startup.xml");
   if (!QFile::exists(fln))
     fln = fPrefPathName;
-
+    
   if (QFile::exists(fln)) { // administration file present
     QVector<QString> data;
     QFile file(fln);
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.h b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.h
index e80d1f71..920f8f8d 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.h
+++ b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PAdmin.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class PAdminXMLParser
 {
   public:
     PAdminXMLParser(const QString &fln, PAdmin*);
-    virtual ~PAdminXMLParser() {}
 
     virtual bool isValid() { return fValid; }
 
@@ -113,7 +112,6 @@ class PAdmin : public QObject
 {
   public:
     PAdmin();
-    virtual ~PAdmin();
 
     int     getTimeout() { return fTimeout; }
     QString getFontName() { return fFontName; }
@@ -173,6 +171,7 @@ class PAdmin : public QObject
 
     int loadPrefs(QString fln);
     int savePrefs(QString pref_fln);
+    void saveRecentFiles(); ///< save recent file list
 
   protected:
     void setExecPath(const QString str) { fExecPath = str; }
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ class PAdmin : public QObject
 
     QVector<PTheory> fTheory; ///< stores all known theories. Needed when generating theory blocks from within musredit.
 
-    void saveRecentFiles(); ///< save recent file list
     void createMusreditStartupFile(); ///< create default musredit_startup.xml
 };
 
diff --git a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
index 3adb8cd1..4842db73 100644
--- a/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
+++ b/src/musredit_qt6/musredit/PTextEdit.cpp
@@ -1673,6 +1673,8 @@ void PTextEdit::fileExit()
     }
   }
 
+  fAdmin->saveRecentFiles();
+    
   qApp->quit();
 }