How to change the default screenshot location for Mac?
If you noticed that when taking a screenshot on your Mac desktop, all the screenshot files will be save into your Desktop as Mac default setup. That case, it will make a mess on your Dekstop layout. The way I organized it, is I changed the default screenshot location and just store it in a folder or different location. To do it, you only need three step
Step 1: Open Terminal Window
Step 2: Set the new location
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/guest/screen
Step 3: Commit the new location to System UI
If you noticed that when taking a screenshot on your Mac desktop, all the screenshot files will be save into your Desktop as Mac default setup. That case, it will make a mess on your Dekstop layout. The way I organized it, is I changed the default screenshot location and just store it in a folder or different location. To do it, you only need three step
Step 1: Open Terminal Window
- Open a Terminal by pressing ⌘ + space and type "Terminal" or Click "Launchpad" and type "Terminal"
Step 2: Set the new location
- Type the following command: defaults write com.apple.screencapture location <fullpath>
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/guest/screen
Step 3: Commit the new location to System UI
- Type the following command: killall SystemUIServer
