How to set where screenshots are saved?

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How to set where screenshots are saved?

All of a sudden, my screenshots, instead of being found on my Desktop, are now in my Current Downloads folder. This after many years of them saved to the Desktop. I wonder why it changed up on me, and how I get them back to being saved to the Desktop.

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 3, 2021 7:49 AM

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rkaufmann87

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Aug 3, 2021 8:05 AM in response to Saxman

How to Change Where Screenshots are Saved on a Mac

Press Command + Shift + 5.
Click on Options.
Now either pick a folder that is listed, or choose Other Location.
If you choose Other Locaiton you can navigate to the folder you wish the screenshot to go to, or create a folder if required.
Once you have changed the location that is where your screenshots will go until you change it again.