diff --git a/Ample/AppDelegate.m b/Ample/AppDelegate.m
index 7be75cd..3a2344c 100644
--- a/Ample/AppDelegate.m
+++ b/Ample/AppDelegate.m
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
         [self displayLaunchWindow];
     }
 
+    _diskImages = [DiskImagesWindowController new];
+
 }
 
 -(void)displayLaunchWindow {
diff --git a/Ample/DiskImagesWindowController.m b/Ample/DiskImagesWindowController.m
index c5f68e6..f727d6f 100644
--- a/Ample/DiskImagesWindowController.m
+++ b/Ample/DiskImagesWindowController.m
@@ -8,31 +8,38 @@
 
 #import "DiskImagesWindowController.h"
 #import "TableCellView.h"
+#import "Ample.h"
 
 @interface DiskImagesWindowController ()
 @property (weak) IBOutlet NSTableView *tableView;
 @property (strong) IBOutlet NSArrayController *arrayController;
-@property NSMutableArray *content;
+@property (strong) NSMutableArray *content;
+
 @end
 
 @implementation DiskImagesWindowController {
-    //NSArray *_data;
+    BOOL _dirty;
     
 }
 
+
+-(instancetype)init {
+    
+    if ((self = [super init])) {
+        
+        [self loadRecentDiskImages];
+    }
+    return self;
+}
+
 -(NSString *)windowNibName {
     return @"DiskImages";
 }
 
 - (void)windowDidLoad {
-    //_data = [NSMutableArray new];
-    [self setContent:
-        [NSMutableArray arrayWithObject:
-         [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
-            @"/path/to/a/file.2mg", @"path",
-            @(12345), @"size",
-            nil]
-     ]];
+
+    if (!_content)
+        [self setContent: [NSMutableArray new]];
     
     [super windowDidLoad];
     
@@ -41,6 +48,96 @@
     // Implement this method to handle any initialization after your window controller's window has been loaded from its nib file.
 }
 
+-(void)loadRecentDiskImages {
+//    NSError *error;
+
+    NSURL *sd = SupportDirectory();
+    NSURL *url = [sd URLByAppendingPathComponent: @"RecentDiskImages.plist"];
+
+    NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL: url];
+    if (data) {
+        _content = [NSPropertyListSerialization propertyListWithData:data options:NSPropertyListMutableContainers format:nil error: nil];
+
+    }
+    if (!_content)
+        _content = [NSMutableArray new];
+    
+    NSNotificationCenter *nc = [NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter];
+    
+    [nc addObserver: self selector: @selector(diskImageAdded:) name: @"DiskImageAdded" object: nil];
+    
+    [nc addObserver: self selector: @selector(willTerminate:) name: NSApplicationWillTerminateNotification object: nil];
+}
+
+-(void)diskImageAdded: (NSNotification *)notification {
+    
+    NSURL *url = [notification object];
+    if (!url) return;
+    
+    [self addFile: url];
+}
+
+-(void)willTerminate: (NSNotification *)notification {
+    // if dirty, write data....
+
+    if (!_dirty) return;
+
+    NSURL *sd = SupportDirectory();
+    NSURL *url = [sd URLByAppendingPathComponent: @"RecentDiskImages.plist"];
+    
+    if (_content && url) {
+        [_content writeToURL: url atomically: YES];
+    }
+
+    
+}
+
+
+-(BOOL)addFile: (NSObject *)pathOrURL {
+    
+    NSString *path = nil;
+    NSURL *url = nil;
+    if ([pathOrURL isKindOfClass: [NSString class]]) {
+        path = (NSString *)pathOrURL;
+    } else if ([pathOrURL isKindOfClass: [NSURL class]]){
+        url = (NSURL *)pathOrURL;
+
+        path = [NSString stringWithCString: [url fileSystemRepresentation] encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+    }
+    if (!path) return NO;
+
+    // todo -- check if file is in the list already...
+
+    
+    NSFileManager *fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
+    NSError *error;
+ 
+    NSDictionary *attr = [fm attributesOfItemAtPath: path error: &error];
+    if (error) {
+        NSLog(@"%@ : %@", path, error);
+        return NO;
+    }
+    
+    
+    NSNumber *size = [attr objectForKey: NSFileSize];
+    
+    NSMutableDictionary *d = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
+                              path, @"path",
+                              size, @"size",
+                              [NSDate new], @"date",
+                              nil];
+    
+    @synchronized (self) {
+        if (_arrayController)
+            [_arrayController addObject: d];
+        else
+            [_content addObject: d];
+    }
+    
+    _dirty = YES;
+    return YES;
+}
+
 @end
 
 @implementation DiskImagesWindowController (TableView)
@@ -91,27 +188,8 @@
     NSURL *url = [NSURL URLFromPasteboard: pb];
     if (!url) return NO;
     
-    NSFileManager *fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
-    
-    NSString *path = [NSString stringWithCString: [url fileSystemRepresentation] encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding];
-    if (!path) return NO;
+    return [self addFile: url];
 
-    NSError *error = nil;
-    NSDictionary *attr = [fm attributesOfItemAtPath: path error: &error];
-    if (error) {
-        NSLog(@"%@ : %@", path, error);
-        return NO;
-    }
-    
-    NSNumber *size = [attr objectForKey: NSFileSize];
-    
-    NSMutableDictionary *d = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
-                              path, @"path",
-                              size, @"size"
-                              , nil];
-    
-    [_arrayController addObject: d];
-    return YES;
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/Ample/MediaViewController.m b/Ample/MediaViewController.m
index b8df390..5e1f2c1 100644
--- a/Ample/MediaViewController.m
+++ b/Ample/MediaViewController.m
@@ -611,6 +611,14 @@ static NSString *kDragType = @"private.ample.media";
 
 - (IBAction)pathAction:(id)sender {
     // need to update the eject button...
+    
+    NSURL *url = [(NSPathControl *)sender URL];
+    
+    if (url) {
+        NSNotificationCenter *nc = [NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter];
+        [nc postNotificationName: @"DiskImageAdded" object: url];
+    }
+    
     [self rebuildArgs];
 }
 @end