Where are screenshots stored?

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Where are screenshots stored?

I took a screenshot for my iChat buddy icon. I would like to know where I can locate the actual image as a file. Where is it stored? Thank you in advance.

MacBook Pro (17"), Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Mar 23, 2009 5:19 PM

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Kappy

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Mar 23, 2009 6:31 PM in response to mjjmusic

By default they are stored on the Desktop.

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Answer 2

Mar 23, 2009 6:47 PM in response to mjjmusic

Yup, use shortcut command shift 3 or command shift 4.. These are very handy in that the former will let you print the screen and the latter will let you specify what area of the screen you want to frame!!

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mjjmusic Author

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Mar 23, 2009 7:28 PM in response to mjjmusic

No I didn't do a print screen to get my icon. It was when it said "Take a snapshot"

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Kappy

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Mar 23, 2009 7:37 PM in response to mjjmusic

Are you referring to Photo Booth? Those images are saved in /Home/Pictures/Photo Booth/.

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Mar 23, 2009 8:16 PM in response to Kappy

I believe the OP is referring to iChat > iChat menu > Change My Picture - clicking the Camera button in that dialog box snaps an image with the iSight. It does not save the image to Photos, within the iChat package, in Application Support, or anywhere obvious to me from a cursory look.

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EZ Jim

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Mar 24, 2009 8:45 AM in response to neuroanatomist

If that is what he means, look in

Home/Library/Images/iChat Recent Pictures

G5 DP 1.8GHz w/Mac OS X (10.5.6) PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

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