diff --git a/src/PreferencesView.jsx b/src/PreferencesView.jsx
index ea13d2a..ffbb556 100644
--- a/src/PreferencesView.jsx
+++ b/src/PreferencesView.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { UIPreferencesContext } from './contexts/UIPreferencesContext';
 
 export class PreferencesView extends Component {
     render() {
-        const { pageSize, theme, bytesStringBase2, setByteStringBase, setTheme } = this.context;
+        const { pageSize, theme, bytesStringBase2, defaultSnapshotViewAll, setByteStringBase, setTheme, setDefaultSnapshotView } = this.context;
         return <>
             <form>
                 <div className='form-group'>
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ export class PreferencesView extends Component {
                     <small hmtlfor='bytesBaseInput' id='bytesHelp' className='form-text text-muted'>Specifies the representation of bytes</small>
                 </div>
                 <br />
+                <div className='form-group'>
+                    <label className='label-description'>Default snapshot view</label>
+                    <select className="form-select form-select-sm" title='Select default snapshot view' id='defaultSnapshotViewInput' value={defaultSnapshotViewAll} onChange={e => setDefaultSnapshotView(e.target.value)}>
+                        <option value="true">All Snapshots</option>
+                        <option value="false">Local Snapshots</option>
+                    </select>
+                    <small hmtlfor='defaultSnapshotViewInput' id='dsvHelp' className='form-text text-muted'>Specifies the default view on the Snapshots page</small>
+                </div>
+                <br />
                 <div className='form-group'>
                     <label className='label-description'>Page size</label>
                     <input className='form-control form-control-sm' id='pageSizeInput'
diff --git a/src/SourcesTable.jsx b/src/SourcesTable.jsx
index e39c6ff..a8ed811 100644
--- a/src/SourcesTable.jsx
+++ b/src/SourcesTable.jsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class SourcesTable extends Component {
 
             localSourceName: "",
             multiUser: false,
-            selectedOwner: localSnapshots,
+            selectedOwner: null,
             selectedDirectory: "",
         };
 
@@ -210,15 +210,18 @@ export class SourcesTable extends Component {
     }
 
     render() {
-        let { sources, isLoading, error } = this.state;
-        const { bytesStringBase2 } = this.context
+        let { sources, isLoading, selectedOwner, error } = this.state;
+        const { bytesStringBase2, defaultSnapshotViewAll } = this.context
         if (error) {
             return <p>{error.message}</p>;
         }
         if (isLoading) {
             return <Spinner animation="border" variant="primary" />;
         }
-
+	if (selectedOwner == null) {
+		this.state.selectedOwner = defaultSnapshotViewAll ? allSnapshots : localSnapshots;
+	}
+	console.log(selectedOwner);
         let uniqueOwners = sources.reduce((a, d) => {
             const owner = ownerName(d.source);
 
@@ -324,4 +327,4 @@ export class SourcesTable extends Component {
         </>;
     }
 }
-SourcesTable.contextType = UIPreferencesContext
\ No newline at end of file
+SourcesTable.contextType = UIPreferencesContext
diff --git a/src/contexts/UIPreferencesContext.tsx b/src/contexts/UIPreferencesContext.tsx
index 94cf1f4..f0840b0 100644
--- a/src/contexts/UIPreferencesContext.tsx
+++ b/src/contexts/UIPreferencesContext.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import axios from 'axios';
 export const PAGE_SIZES = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100];
 export const UIPreferencesContext = React.createContext<UIPreferences>({} as UIPreferences);
 
-const DEFAULT_PREFERENCES = { pageSize: PAGE_SIZES[0], bytesStringBase2: false, theme: getDefaultTheme() } as SerializedUIPreferences;
+const DEFAULT_PREFERENCES = { pageSize: PAGE_SIZES[0], bytesStringBase2: false, defaultSnapshotViewAll: false, theme: getDefaultTheme() } as SerializedUIPreferences;
 const PREFERENCES_URL = '/api/v1/ui-preferences';
 
 export type Theme = "light" | "dark" | "pastel" | "ocean";
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ export interface UIPreferences {
     get pageSize(): PageSize
     get theme(): Theme
     get bytesStringBase2(): boolean
+    get defaultSnapshotViewAll(): boolean
     setTheme: (theme: Theme) => void
     setPageSize: (pageSize: number) => void
     setByteStringBase: (bytesStringBase2: String) => void
+    setDefaultSnapshotView: (defaultSnapshotView: String) => void
 }
 
 interface SerializedUIPreferences {
@@ -114,7 +116,12 @@ export function UIPreferenceProvider(props: UIPreferenceProviderProps) {
         return { ...oldPreferences, bytesStringBase2 };
     });
 
-    const providedValue = { ...preferences, setTheme, setPageSize, setByteStringBase} as UIPreferences;
+    const setDefaultSnapshotView = (input: String) => setPreferences(oldPreferences => {
+        var defaultSnapshotViewAll = input === "true";
+        return { ...oldPreferences, defaultSnapshotViewAll };
+    });
+
+    const providedValue = { ...preferences, setTheme, setPageSize, setByteStringBase, setDefaultSnapshotView} as UIPreferences;
 
     return <UIPreferencesContext.Provider value={providedValue}>
         {props.children}