diff -up konsole-15.08.3/src/History.cpp.history_location_default konsole-15.08.3/src/History.cpp
--- konsole-15.08.3/src/History.cpp.history_location_default	2015-11-12 09:40:48.605906398 -0600
+++ konsole-15.08.3/src/History.cpp	2015-11-12 09:40:48.613906449 -0600
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ HistoryFile::HistoryFile()
     // load changes (currently only 2 choices).
     if (!historyFileLocation.exists()) {
         KConfigGroup configGroup(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "FileLocation");
-        if (configGroup.readEntry("scrollbackUseCacheLocation", false)) {
+        if (configGroup.readEntry("scrollbackUseCacheLocation", true)) {
             *historyFileLocation() = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation);
         } else {
             *historyFileLocation() = QDir::tempPath();
diff -up konsole-15.08.3/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.ui.history_location_default konsole-15.08.3/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.ui
--- konsole-15.08.3/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.ui.history_location_default	2015-11-12 09:40:48.606906404 -0600
+++ konsole-15.08.3/src/settings/FileLocationSettings.ui	2015-11-12 09:40:48.614906456 -0600
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
          <string>Use system &amp;location</string>
         </property>
         <property name="checked">
-         <bool>true</bool>
+         <bool>false</bool>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
         <property name="text">
          <string>Use user specific location</string>
         </property>
+        <property name="checked">
+         <bool>true</bool>
+        </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
diff -up konsole-15.08.3/src/settings/konsole.kcfg.history_location_default konsole-15.08.3/src/settings/konsole.kcfg
--- konsole-15.08.3/src/settings/konsole.kcfg.history_location_default	2015-11-12 09:45:47.820852486 -0600
+++ konsole-15.08.3/src/settings/konsole.kcfg	2015-11-12 09:44:57.376524141 -0600
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@
   <group name="FileLocation">
     <entry name="scrollbackUseSystemLocation" type="Bool">
       <label>For scrollback files, use system-wide folder location</label>
-      <default>true</default>
+      <default>false</default>
     </entry>
     <entry name="scrollbackUseCacheLocation" type="Bool">
       <label>For scrollback files, use user's specific folder location</label>
-      <default>false</default>
+      <default>true</default>
     </entry>
   </group>
 </kcfg>