- #How to change screenshot destination how to#
- #How to change screenshot destination Pc#
- #How to change screenshot destination windows 8#
- #How to change screenshot destination free#
- #How to change screenshot destination windows#
Once again, the screenshot is automatically saved in the “Screenshots” folder in your picture library.īut what if you want to save these screenshots to your desktop or any other folder? There doesn’t seem to be any dedicated options in this regard in the built-in Control Panel, so how can you do that?
#How to change screenshot destination windows#
If you’re using Windows RT, you can easily take a screenshot by simply pressing the Windows key on your tablet and the volume down button. Whenever you use this key combination, the screenshot is automatically saved to your picture library, in a newly-created “Screenshots” folder. The whole process is pretty simple and it all comes down to the Windows key + Print Screen hotkey.
#How to change screenshot destination windows 8#
Pretty sure the Mac version can be refined and made so that the screenshots appear in the custom folder instead of just having a shortcut to the original location.Īny praise should go to /u/Riekopo and that StackExchange post - if not for them I never would've done this as I rarely take screenshots and don't actually care where my screenshot folder is, lol.Just like the previous Windows versions, the new Windows 8 comes with a dedicated screenshot taking utility that allows users to quickly capture the screen without any additional software.
#How to change screenshot destination free#
Please feel free to comment with corrections, hatred, etc if I've screwed up at all I'm an amateur with command prompt/terminal and the directions were built from tutorials of others who seem smarter. Where remote is the name of the symlink file that was created above. Rm /path/to custom/screenshot/folder/remote The symbolic link can be removed on Mac using (yet again, fix the path): The sudo command is the equivalent of "run as admin" for Windows, but possibly more dangerous - please do not mess around, and make sure you enter the command & path correctly! Sudo ln -s "Users/username/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/AccountID/760/remote" "path/to custom/screenshot/folder/" Next - in Mac’s Terminal - type in the following command: Note - replace "username' in the paths below with your username on the PC.įirst remove the remote folder from Users/username/Library/Application Support/Steam/userdata/AccountID/760/ Note - on Mac this makes a "shortcut" file in the custom location that let's you easily navigate to the original remote folder. Or by just right clicking & pressing "Delete" - the del command originally worked, but in further testing I had to right click & delete it. You can remove the symbolic link on Windows using (again, fix the path):ĭel "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\AccountID\760\remote" Mklink /D "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\AccountID\760\remote" "path\to custom\screenshot\folder" Next - open a Command Prompt as Admin (right click->Run as Admin") and then use this command (your Steam folder location may differ):
#How to change screenshot destination Pc#
On both OSes you can use the tab key while typing a path in the terminal (command prompt) to use auto-complete, which helps a lot.ĪccountID in the paths below should be replaced with your SteamID3 this can be found by navigating to your Steam\userdata\ folder and looking in there (if you’re the only user on your PC there should be only one folder in there) or by going to and looking under "AccountID" after you sign in with your Steam account - the numbers after "U:#:" (without quotes # is probably 1 but may be another number) are what you want (yes, it says Steam3 ID somewhere else for some reason, but that’s not what we’re after). This will make it easier to view your screenshot folder without having to navigate to it, or you could use it to easily synch to some kind of cloud storage. A lot like a shortcut in Windows or alias on Mac, but better. The following is a tutorial to create a symbolic link from the default Steam screenshot folder to a custom location.
#How to change screenshot destination how to#
I found a tutorial on StackExchange which explains that Steam will only save uncompressed Screenshots to a custom location and has a short explanation how to make it work for all screenshots, but I wanted to expand on it as it doesn't include removal instructions and some other useful info.
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u/Riekopo was trying to change their screenshot folder location the other day and it wasn't quite working.