As you must have noticed, the screenshots that you take on Mac are saved to the desktop. A good way to avoid the possibility of your desktop being cluttered with screenshots is to change default screenshot location on Mac.
- If you press Shift + Command + 5 on your Mac's keyboard, you'll open the screenshot menu, which lets you take screenshots and videos, as well as customize your settings.
- Click Keyboard in the System Preferences window. If your list looks different, type Keyboard in the search pane in the top right of the System Preferences window. Click the Shortcuts tab in the Keyboard window. Click Screen Shots in the list on the left of the Shortcuts tab.
- Command + Shift + 4 + Spacebar: Take a screenshot of the selected window. To use this shortcut, press Command + Shift + 4 first, then tap the Spacebar. The crosshairs will turn into a camera icon. Hover this icon over a window and you'll see the window become shaded in blue.
Default Screenshot Location on Mac
You can change system settings to customize your Mac. For example, you can change the size and location of the Dock, choose a light or dark appearance, change the desktop picture, and more. To change System Preferences on your Mac, click the System Preferences icon in the Dock or choose Apple menu System Preferences.
Whenever you take a screenshot on Mac using Command + Shift + 3 or Command + Shift + 4 keys, the screenshots end up getting saved on the desktop of your Mac.
Keeping the desktop as the default Screenshot Location on Mac makes it easy for you to find the screenshot, in case you just took a screenshot.
However, this default setup has the potential to clutter up the desktop and it can also make it difficult to find the right screenshot, in case the desktop of your Mac is already filled with previously taken screenshots.
Hence, we are providing below the steps to Change Screenshot Location on Mac to a dedicated Folder on your Mac or any other location of your choice.
Change Default Screenshot Location on Mac to a Dedicated Folder
Follow the steps below to change default screenshot location on Mac to a dedicated folder on your Mac.
1. First create a folder on the desktop of your Mac to store screenshots. In this case we have created a folder called 'Screenshots' and placed it on the desktop of our Mac.
2. Click on the Finder Icon located in the Task-bar of your Mac (See image below).
3. In the Finder Window, first click on Applications in the side-menu and then scroll down and click on the Utilities Folder (See image below)
4. In the Utilities Folder, click on Terminal.app (See image below).
5. Once the Terminal Window is open, type defaults write com.apple.screencapture location and do not press the enter key yet.
6. Next, enter a space after 'location' and then drag the Screenshots Folder into the Terminal window. This will automatically enter the file path of the folder (See image below)
If you are unable to drag the folder into the Terminal window, simply enter the File path of the Screenshots Folder. Since, the Screenshots Folder is on the desktop, its File path would be Users/Username/Desktop/Screenshots. Once the File Path is enterred, hit the Enter key on the keyboard of your Mac.
7. Next, type the command: killall SystemUIServer and hit the Enter key once again.
This will change the default screenshot location on Mac to Screenshots Folder, located on the desktop of your Mac.
Get Back to Default Screenshot Location on Mac
At anytime you can get back to the default screenshot location (Desktop) setup by following the steps below.
1. Click on the Finder Icon located in the Task-bar of your Mac (See image below).
Home design app mac free. 2. In the Finder Window, first click on Applications in the side-menu and then scroll down and click on the Utilities Folder (See image below)
Change Location Of Screenshots Mac
3. In the Utilities Folder, click on Terminal.app (See image below).
4. On the terminal window, type defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/Your-Username/Desktop/ and hit the enter key
Note: In the place of 'Your-Username' type in the actual username of your user account on Mac.
Screenshot Settings Windows 10
Follow the steps below to change default screenshot location on Mac to a dedicated folder on your Mac.
1. First create a folder on the desktop of your Mac to store screenshots. In this case we have created a folder called 'Screenshots' and placed it on the desktop of our Mac.
2. Click on the Finder Icon located in the Task-bar of your Mac (See image below).
3. In the Finder Window, first click on Applications in the side-menu and then scroll down and click on the Utilities Folder (See image below)
4. In the Utilities Folder, click on Terminal.app (See image below).
5. Once the Terminal Window is open, type defaults write com.apple.screencapture location and do not press the enter key yet.
6. Next, enter a space after 'location' and then drag the Screenshots Folder into the Terminal window. This will automatically enter the file path of the folder (See image below)
If you are unable to drag the folder into the Terminal window, simply enter the File path of the Screenshots Folder. Since, the Screenshots Folder is on the desktop, its File path would be Users/Username/Desktop/Screenshots. Once the File Path is enterred, hit the Enter key on the keyboard of your Mac.
7. Next, type the command: killall SystemUIServer and hit the Enter key once again.
This will change the default screenshot location on Mac to Screenshots Folder, located on the desktop of your Mac.
Get Back to Default Screenshot Location on Mac
At anytime you can get back to the default screenshot location (Desktop) setup by following the steps below.
1. Click on the Finder Icon located in the Task-bar of your Mac (See image below).
Home design app mac free. 2. In the Finder Window, first click on Applications in the side-menu and then scroll down and click on the Utilities Folder (See image below)
Change Location Of Screenshots Mac
3. In the Utilities Folder, click on Terminal.app (See image below).
4. On the terminal window, type defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/Your-Username/Desktop/ and hit the enter key
Note: In the place of 'Your-Username' type in the actual username of your user account on Mac.
Screenshot Settings Windows 10
5. Next, type killall SystemUIServer and hit the Enter key on the keyboard of your Mac Mac ios games.
This will get you back to the default setup on Mac for screenshots. All the screenshots that you take on Mac will be saved to the Desktop.
