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Another solution: Open VLC, Press CTRL+L to view the Playlist, Choose Media Library in a left pane, Right click on an empty space and add files or a folder with movies, Add bookmark(s) in any movie at any time, that you want to start playing from next time you open VLC. When you open VLC again, it g...

What I found one can do is to set a bookmark at the specific position and then save playlist to file (CTRL+Y). After opening the playlist bookmark can be restored. I know it's probably still easier to create txt file, so still waiting for an easy "restore last position" option like most do...