How to save my screenshots to a specific folder other than Desktop?

How to save my screenshots to a specific folder other than Desktop?

By default, your screenshots on a Mac are saved to the Desktop Folder. Here are the steps to change it to a destination folder of your choice.

  1. Make sure you have decided on the folder you want to save your screenshots to. You can create a new folder and name it as you prefer to start with. It is suggested that you have the location address of the folder (e.g: /Users/<yourusername>/Screenshots)
  2. Once you have the folder in place, you will need to open “Terminal” on your Mac!

3. Once you have the terminal open, you will need to type the following command:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location {Destination}

In the above command, please replace the {Destination} by the folder you want the screenshots to be saved into.

For example, we want ours to be saved into a folder called “Screenshots” in the root folder (/Lucie). In this case, the command looks as follows:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/Lucie/Screenshots
![Changing Screenshots Destination Folder](//images.ctfassets.net/ag0ofm83119w/d6J9DANehVS0BdIuMAUDC/18e7c2a8ed6e94191c1222880eb64e29/Screen_Shot_2020-09-21_at_9.13.31_AM.png)

4.  Once you type the command, please hit Enter/Return.

5. After that, please type the following command and hit Enter/Return:

killall SystemUIServer

6. That’s it! After this, your screenshots should be saved to the destination folder you have chosen.

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