For the first time, my screen shots [command + control + shift + 3] are not saving to my desktop. I don't recall changing this setting (or how to). Where are they going?
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Where are my screen shots?
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Have you checked your actual ~/Desktop folder? They might be there but maybe your desktop isn't updating...
I have a "Picture 1" already saved. A search for "Picture 1" in spotlight finds that picture.
However, if I search for "Picture 2" 3, 4 etc nothing comes up. I've taken a few different shots (the new shots I'm trying to locate) so there should be 5 or 6 that come up, but I get nothing.
Whenever I take a shot nothing goes to the desktop or the desktop folder.
However, if I search for "Picture 2" 3, 4 etc nothing comes up. I've taken a few different shots (the new shots I'm trying to locate) so there should be 5 or 6 that come up, but I get nothing.
Whenever I take a shot nothing goes to the desktop or the desktop folder.
Nope. Haven't installed anything that I recall since the last time I used the screen capture feature. I'm going to restart and see if it has any effect.
Have you tried taking them without hitting control (just hitting cmd + shift + 3)?
The default settings to take a screenshot are cmd + shift + 3 to take an image of the entire desktop and cmd +shift + 4 to take a screenshot of just an area of the desktop.
Yes I have tried both. Neither save to the desktop (or anywhere else that I can locate).
I logged on the guest account, those screen shots also do not appear on the desktop (though I'm not sure if a guest can use the function anyway). Maybe someone will test that for me.
I use this feature a lot and would like to figure out the problem...
I use this feature a lot and would like to figure out the problem...
See if you can get some help from this thread, to reset where your pictures get saved.
http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-43639.html
http://forums.macosxhints.com/archive/index.php/t-43639.html
And by the way, when I press [command, cntrl, shift, 3 OR command, cntrl, shift, 4] they each make the camera shutter sound as usual...just no file goes to the desktop.
Thanks, I didn't know about Grab, and that does work, but I'd still like to fix my macro for screenshots.
I created an AppleScript that lets you pick the image type (PNG is default) of the screen shot as well as where to save it. You'll find it on post 6 of this thread. Hopefully that may be of help.
I'm new to Mac and am hesitant to run any Script because I don't want to mess with the factory settings. Part of why I left MS was to stop having to tinker with every freakin setting...maybe that is unavoidable.
The script only changes preferences of the application. It's not really any different than changing your home page in your browser, but I do understand your hesitation. If you're more comfortable running a "standard" application you can install Onyx, which includes the ability to change the screen shot location (among other features).
I may have figured it out for you
Do you have dual monitors??
I had the same problem but it had to do with having 2 monitors. I have one connected from my built in video card and the other from an external video card. I was able to save a screen shot to a file (Cmd+shift+4) from only one of the screens and not the other, even though while doing it on both monitors would give the camera shutter noise.
Makes no sense to me, but I don't really care any more since I figured out what was wrong.
Is your setup the same?
Do you have dual monitors??
I had the same problem but it had to do with having 2 monitors. I have one connected from my built in video card and the other from an external video card. I was able to save a screen shot to a file (Cmd+shift+4) from only one of the screens and not the other, even though while doing it on both monitors would give the camera shutter noise.
Makes no sense to me, but I don't really care any more since I figured out what was wrong.
Is your setup the same?
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Thanks Justin for that tip, I won't use it but it's nice to know.Because you are using the key combos to place the shots on the clipboard.
-Justin
The short cut for saving screen shots on your Desktop is CMD+SHIFT+3 (+SPACEBAR if you want) or CMD+SHIFT+4 (+SPACEBAR if you want)