Change screenshot folder

[urbanmojo]

Hi:

Screenshots as you know are normally saved as png files to the desktop. Somehow my screenshots are getting saved to a folder named "Screenshots" somewhere deep in my data partition. I can't remember taking steps to change this location. Saving them in a folder called "Screenshots" on the Desktop is desirable (as opposed to directly on the Desktop). How do I achieve that, or, if not possible, now do I change the behavior back to saving directly on the desktop at least?

Thanks!

 

[GGJstudios]

In Terminal.app, type:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "/Users/username/Desktop/Screenshots"
(or whatever path you choose)​

If you prefer a different file format, such as .jpg, type:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg​

 

[urbanmojo]

The commands both ran without error but I still get a png file in the old folder. Do I need to log off or restart?

 

[GGJstudios]

The commands both ran without error but I still get a png file in the old folder. Do I need to log off or restart?

Yes, log out and back in.

 

[LPZ]

The commands both ran without error but I still get a png file in the old folder. Do I need to log off or restart?

You could, or just enter

killall SystemUIServer

in Terminal. Then you should be OK.

 

[urbanmojo]

used the killall SystemUIServer method. That worked fine.

Thank you both.