Screenshots not showing on desktop

claudia927 wrote:

I have a macbook pro running on iOS 12.1 macOS Monterey. Today I had to restart my computer during class because it was frozen. After the restart, my files and screenshots on my desktop disappeared. They weren't physically showing on my desktop but they were in the desktop folder in finder.

Something else I noticed after the restart was that whenever I took a screenshot (command+shift+4), they were not popping up in the bottom right corner of my screen to edit, or on my desktop. However, when I went to the desktop folder in finder, the screenshots were there.

I thought this was happening because I was running on iOS 11, so I updated my software and I am still having the problem. I have tried just about everything the other blogs say but I am having no luck.

I know that my screenshots are going to my desktop folder, but I would like them to show up on my actual desktop background. Any tips? Thanks!

Monterey macOS 12.2 is the current stable release.

Make changes to your preferences— where to save...

Shift Command 5 >Options

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/take-a-screenshot-or-screen-recording-mh26782/mac

If you Control click on your Desktop you can change your Desktop background:

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