{"id":70237,"date":"2021-01-21T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=70237"},"modified":"2021-01-22T12:18:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T18:18:41","slug":"change-screenshot-save-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/70237-change-screenshot-save-location\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change the Location Where Your Screenshots Are Saved on a Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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If you’re like me, you take a lot of Screenshots on your Mac. (Then again, it’s likely not on the list of your occupational requirements, so perhaps not.) Nonetheless, have you ever taken a screenshot and wondered where it went? Is it on your Desktop? You’re sure that’s where you found it last time… Maybe your Documents folder? *sigh*<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You search around, probably uttering something that can’t be repeated here until you find the location of the darn thing. Guess what? It was right where your screenshots are always saved. Now, what if you were to do something crazy like have them automatically saved into a different folder? Perhaps something that is better suited to your workflow, or someplace that just makes more sense to you that you’ll remember?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that you can! Here’s how…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Change Screenshot Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You may be used to hitting shift-cmd-3<\/code> <\/strong>to capture the entire screen, or shift-cmd-4<\/code> <\/strong>to bring up the crosshairs that allow you to drag a portion of your screen to save. But this time, you’ll want to hit shift-cmd-5<\/strong><\/code> to bring up the Screenshot app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> You can also launch the Screenshot app by opening a Finder window and going to “Applications > Utilities” and double-clicking the Screenshot app \u2013 but I’m lazy and like to use keyboard commands as much as I can. But to each their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note-to-the-note:<\/strong> If you want to be a real rebel, you can also do a hybrid version. In your Finder or on your Desktop, hit shift-cmd-U<\/code> <\/strong>to open your Utilities folder and then double-click the Screenshot icon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note-to-the-note-to-the-note:<\/strong> Want another layer of crazy? Instead of double-clicking to open the application, just select the icon and hit cmd-\u2193<\/strong><\/code> (down arrow) to launch the app. Okay, enough of this rabbit hole…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once launched, click the “Options” tab and you will see a menu that includes a “Save to” section:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshot “Save to” Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are eight options you can choose from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n