diff --git a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/Controller.kt b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/Controller.kt
index e0ceb73..3f68745 100644
--- a/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/Controller.kt
+++ b/client/src/main/kotlin/org/hso/texturesyncclient/controller/Controller.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ import java.io.File
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO
 import java.util.UUID
 import java.nio.file.Files
+import com.sun.xml.internal.ws.streaming.XMLStreamReaderUtil.close
+import java.io.FileOutputStream
+
 
 class RootController : Controller() {
 
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ class RootController : Controller() {
 
     private lateinit var con: Connection
 
+    private var lastExportDir: String = System.getProperty("user.home")
 
     init {
         /*var data = Texture()
@@ -134,13 +138,18 @@ class RootController : Controller() {
     fun exportTexture(data: Texture) {
         val directoryChooser = DirectoryChooser()
         directoryChooser.title = "Export Verzeichnis wählen"
-        directoryChooser.initialDirectory = File(System.getProperty("user.home"))
+        directoryChooser.initialDirectory = File(lastExportDir)
 
         val dir = directoryChooser.showDialog(primaryStage)
         if (dir != null) {
+            val extension = if (data.format == TextureFormat.PNG) ".png" else ".jpeg" //get file format
+            val filePath = "$dir/${data.name}$extension" //build absolute exported texture path
+            val exportedFile = File(filePath) //create file
+            val fileout = FileOutputStream(exportedFile)
+            fileout.write(con.getTextureFile(data.textureHash)) //write bytes in file
+            fileout.close()
 
-            // TODO copy data (bytesarray) with name and extension to dir
-
+            lastExportDir = dir.absolutePath //store last user chosen dir
         }
     }