Problem taking sceenshots.

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  1. raubrey133, Feb 10, 2012

    raubrey133 macrumors newbie

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    so i have a macbook pro and i have os x lion and i have the recent updates. but i can't seem to take screenshots, when i hit either ctrl, command, shift and 4 or 3 it makes the sound but it doesn't save the picture. any suggestions to fix this?
     
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  2. GGJstudios, Feb 10, 2012

    GGJstudios macrumors Westmere

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    If it makes the sound, it's taking the pic. You may not know where it's putting them, however. Have you looked in your Desktop, Downloads and Document folders? Also, you can use Finder to search for any image files created in the past day, which should find them, wherever they are.

    To change the default folder for screencap images, type the following in Terminal.app:
    defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/username/Desktop/ (or whatever path you prefer)
    killall SystemUIServer​

    Or you can install Secrets preference pane to select your default screencap folder.

    Taking Screenshots in Mac OS X
     
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  3. raubrey133, Feb 10, 2012

    raubrey133 thread starter macrumors newbie

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    it worked, thanks a lot for the help. i figured out what i was doing wrong.
     
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  4. iforbes, Feb 10, 2012

    iforbes macrumors 6502

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    In the interest of helping others down the line, care to share?
     
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