{"id":3256,"date":"2019-06-16T17:57:27","date_gmt":"2019-06-16T15:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekua.com\/atwork\/?p=3256"},"modified":"2019-06-16T17:57:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T15:57:33","slug":"changing-macs-default-location-for-screenshots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekua.com\/atwork\/2019\/06\/changing-macs-default-location-for-screenshots\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Mac&#8217;s Default Location for Screenshots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For pedantic people like myself, who like to keep their Desktop tidy, I came across this tip to save screenshots to a different location automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Create a folder (mine is called <strong>Screenshots<\/strong>)<\/li><li>Open a Terminal window<\/li><li>Type the following: <strong>defaults write com.apple.screencapture location<\/strong><\/li><li>Drag and drop the folder into terminal. You&#8217;ll end up something like the following: <strong>defaults write com.apple.screencapture location \/Users\/pkua\/Desktop\/Screenshots<\/strong><\/li><li>Hit enter!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you remove the folder, you won&#8217;t be able to save screenshots and you&#8217;ll get a warning like below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/thekua.com\/atwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ScreenshotNotSaved.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thekua.com\/atwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ScreenshotNotSaved.png 424w, https:\/\/thekua.com\/atwork\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ScreenshotNotSaved-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><figcaption>What happens when you delete the folder<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can easily find the location by finding the missing folder using the command: <strong>defaults read com.apple.screencapture location<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For pedantic people like myself, who like to keep their Desktop tidy, I came across this tip to save screenshots to a different location automatically. Create a folder (mine is called Screenshots) Open a Terminal window Type the following: defaults write com.apple.screencapture location Drag and drop the folder into terminal. 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