Saving screenshots somewhere other than the desktop?

[BlueberryMac]

Is there a way in Lion—when taking a screenshot using Shift-⌘-3—to have the resultant screenshots saved to, say, a folder called Screenshots (instead being saved to the Desktop)?

I am noticing that I take so many screenshots that my Desktop soon gets over-cluttered with screenshot files.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

 

[GGJstudios]

To change the default format for screencap images, type the following in Terminal.app:

defaults write com.apple.screencapture type jpg (or whatever extension you prefer)​

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)​

 

[BlueberryMac]

Hmm, that's not working for me—perhaps I'm missing something...

I have a folder called Screenshots on my Desktop and entered the following into the Terminal window

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "/Users/Jack/Desktop/Screenshots”

but screen shots taken still go to the Desktop, not the Screenshots folder.

 

[GGJstudios]

Hmm, that's not working for me—perhaps I'm missing something...

First, did you create the folder before entering that command? You should. You might also try it without the quotes.

 

[r0k]

Hmm, that's not working for me—perhaps I'm missing something...

I have a folder called Screenshots on my Desktop and entered the following into the Terminal window

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location "/Users/Jack/Desktop/Screenshots”

but screen shots taken still go to the Desktop, not the Screenshots folder.

I tried this as well. It didn't work for me either. I created the folder first. I checked and rechecked the spelling. Then I googled and found this step...

In terminal, after the defaults write command, type the following (or log out and log back in or reboot)...

killall SystemUIServer

Once I did that my screenshots are now going to the folder I created for them rather than my desktop.

 

[BlueberryMac]

Yep r0k, that did it, thanks!

Just to clarify...

in the Terminal app, I pasted the following (without any quotes)

defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/Jack/Desktop/Screenshots

and pressed the return key.

Then I pasted

killall SystemUIServer

into the Terminal app and pressed the return key again.


Then I took a screenshot and saw the file appear in the folder I wanted it in.

Thanks again, r0k and GGJstudios!

 

[GGJstudios]

I tried this as well. It didn't work for me either. I created the folder first. I checked and rechecked the spelling. Then I googled and found this step...

In terminal, after the defaults write command, type the following (or log out and log back in or reboot)...

killall SystemUIServer

Once I did that my screenshots are now going to the folder I created for them rather than my desktop.

Thanks for that, r0k. That must be a new requirement for Lion. I'll add that to my instructions for Lion users.

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

Is there a way in Lion—when taking a screenshot using Shift-⌘-3—to have the resultant screenshots saved to, say, a folder called Screenshots (instead being saved to the Desktop)?

Yes, use TinkerTool (see screenshot)!

Click to enlarge:

 

[BlueberryMac]

Good info, Mr. Retrofire, thanks!

 

[MacMoi]

Yes, use TinkerTool (see screenshot)!

Click to enlarge:

I nearly missed seeing the link to TinkerTool. THANK YOU Mr Retrofire, TinkerTool STILL works a treat in 2017.

Also, for anyone else needing this, on that link to macupdate.com, there's a direct link to the Developer website: Marcel Bresink. So, there's no need at all to create a macupdate account before being able to download the app.

Go straight there - TinkerTool download link:
http://www.bresink.com/osx/0TinkerTool/download.php

 

[MacGizmo]

There are several apps that will do this, including: TinkerTool, Onyx, Deeper, Cocktail, MacPilot...and lots of even more specialized/smaller utilities.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Works fine for me using Onyx.