Android Studio - automatic project load

Question

I cannot find a way to prevent Android Studio from automatically loading the last project in use. I want it open me the beggining window with the list of projects available and

Answer 1

If the project that is being reopened is causing android studio to stop responding you may not be able to get to the dialog. I got round this by deleting

~/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudio3.3/options/recentProjects.xml

This allowed me to temporarily start android studio without reopening the offending project, and then permanently disable the reopening feature using the dialog others have mentioned