Hi,
in my new MacBook Pro 15'' 2016, every time I take a screenshot with shift + command + 4 it will go in Mail app.
How can I set macOS Sierra to save my screenshot on my Desktop instead of putting it on Mail app??
Thank you
Fabrizio
MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12.3), Macbook Pro 15'' 2016
You can check the current settings for screenshots by opening a Terminal window and copying and pasting the following line:
defaults read com.apple.screencapture
Do you see any reference to Mail in there?
If you want to revert to the default setting, you can issue the following command in Terminal:
defaults delete com.apple.screencapture
This should help:
Open Terminal (in Applications->Utilities), and then copy/paste the following after the cursor:
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ˜/Desktop/Screenshots
and Enter, then log out (apple menu).
Then log in again.
Now the screenshots are saved on the desktop without starting Mail (if everything went well).
chrisdancy wrote:
I have the same problem. It's been months. I can't find an answer anywhere on the web. New MBP 15 with touchbar. The touchbar screenshot automatically opens in mac mail.
If I login as a guest or test user, it saves to the desktop.
I have reset all the permissions, changed the path for screenshots, check file permissions. I'm going crazy.
What exactly did you do to fix your problem?
Chris
See if this helps…
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/11/16/how-to-take-screenshots-of-your-macs-tou ch-bar/
If after changing the location for the Touch Bar screenshot location still doesn't work you most likely have a corrupt .plist file where its settings are saved. I don't own a tMBP so I don't know what that file would be.
by default screenshots are going to the Desktop.
did you change where screenshots are saved?
Yes, command+shift + 3 suffer from of same problem...
What is Etrecheck?
etrecheck.com
Good to hear. I just wish I would have thought of undoing what you did. 😎
Taking screenshots of my screen automatically open Mail app
