To change the hot keys and functionality you are interested in, check out the preferences.įinally, once in a while I want a screenshot of a menu. I use Ctrl-Shift-PtrSrc which changes the cursor to a cross and then I can select an area on the screen which gets saved in the clipboard. On my end, I love to be able to select what I want to screenshot instead of a whole window or screen. I do not know the defaults exactly, but I think that for a window you want to select the window and then hit Alt-PtrSrc. However, in many cases you may need a special screenshot. The screenshot of the entire screen will be taken and saved in your Pictures folder. All the screenshots that you take on Mac will be saved to the Desktop.On Ubuntu, the default is to simply hit the PtrScr key. This will get you back to the default setup on Mac for screenshots. Note: In the place of “Your-Username” type in the actual username of your user account on Mac.ĥ. Next, type killall SystemUIServer and hit the Enter key on the keyboard of your Mac In the Utilities Folder, click on Terminal.app (See image below).Ĥ. On the terminal window, type defaults write location /Users/Your-Username/Desktop/ and hit the enter key 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)ģ. Click on the Finder Icon located in the Task-bar of your Mac (See image below).Ģ. Get Back to Default Screenshot Location on MacĪt anytime you can get back to the default screenshot location (Desktop) setup by following the steps below.ġ. This will change the default screenshot location on Mac to Screenshots Folder, located on the desktop of your Mac. Next, type the command: killall SystemUIServer and hit the Enter key once again. 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.ħ.
If you are unable to drag the folder into the Terminal window, simply enter the File path of the Screenshots Folder. This will automatically enter the file path of the folder (See image below)
In the Utilities Folder, click on Terminal.app (See image below).ĥ. Once the Terminal Window is open, type defaults write location and do not press the enter key yet.Ħ. Next, enter a space after “location” and then drag the Screenshots Folder into the Terminal window. 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)Ĥ. Click on the Finder Icon located in the Task-bar of your Mac (See image below).ģ. In this case we have created a folder called “Screenshots” and placed it on the desktop of our Mac.Ģ. First create a folder on the desktop of your Mac to store screenshots. Change Default Screenshot Location on Mac to a Dedicated Folderįollow the steps below to change default screenshot location on Mac to a dedicated folder on your Mac.ġ. 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. 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.
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