Screen shot no longer works in Mavericks..?

Can you open finder to your home directory (command-shift-G) and type ~ in the box. Now right click and select "get info" on your screenshot directory. What do the permissions say? Is the locked button check by chance?

I downloaded Maverick and everything worked fine for a while but yesterday when I try to open one of my saved screen shots, I get the error 1712.

I had same problem. I fixed mine by going to System Preferences > Hardware Keyboard > Screen Shots (which is also "Keyboard Shortcuts") and then click each of the 4 boxes ... so it looks like this ...

And as you can see, I got my command-shift-4-space click back to do screen captures! SOOO happy.

It took me an hour to find this post thanks!

The issue I have is similar to original post- I take a screenshot and it does not appear in the "screenshot" directory immediately like it used to pre-Mavericks. However, if I do a search for the file by date, such as "05-21" for a file shot today, it will find it in the search right away. But it doesnt appear in the directory listing. It eventually shows up in finder, but it can take minutes So everytime I do a screenshot now, I need to search for the file instead of just seeing it in Finder.

I am running a Retina Macbook Pro with Mavericks 10.9.3 installed. I was having this problem today, but I did a few things that got rid of the issue...

1) Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Screen Shots, and click each of these 4 boxes...

Then close the window.

2) Open the application "Terminal."

Type in killall Finder > Push enter

Type in killall Dock > Push enter

Close the program

3) Turn off the computer. Now turn it on, but hold down "CMD + OPTION + P + R" on the keyboard as it boots up. This will restart your computer. Let the keys go after the restart, and let it boot all the way. Pressing these keys clears your PRAM and NVRAM settings--it doesn't harm your computer at all, but it is supposed to help give your battery a boost. Apparently, it also resolved my screen shot issues.

I blame my screen shot issues on a program I tried installing today--it must have messed with the OS somehow. Hope all of this helps!

I have simply zapped the PRAM and will monitor and update as needed. My screenshots are showing up on the Desktop again.

I had this problem as well, and realized it was DropBox causing the issue. For those of you that have Dropbox installed, click the DB icon from your toolbar and select the little gear icon in the lower right corner of the window to access the preferences. Under the Import tab, there is a Screenshots box. If the "Share Screenshots using Dropbox" checkbox is selected, all of the screenshots you take using the key commands go into your DB>Screenshots folder instead of on your desktop. Just uncheck that box, and any screenshots you take from now on using those key commands will land on your desktop. Good luck!

Almost a month later and screenshots are still going to the desktop as they should. DropBox was NOT a factor in my situation.

Definitely solved it. It was Dropbox re-asserting itself as the screen capture destination, even though I'd previously declined that option. Grrrrr... wasted time. Thanks for the solution.

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