Learn how to change the default save location for screenshots and recordings taken using Snipping Tool.
Snipping Tool is the built-in screenshot and screen recording app for Windows 11 and Windows 10. By default, screenshots and screen recordings taken using it are automatically saved to the “Pictures\Screenshots” and “Videos\Screen Recordings” folders in your home directory (C:\Users\YourUsername). While it is perfectly fine, there might be a time when you want to save the screenshots and recordings to a custom folder of your choice. For example, I have changed the default locations of the screenshots folder and recordings folder in Snipping Tool to a custom folder that is synced with a cloud service. That way, I’ll have access to my screenshots and recording on all my devices.
In this quick and straightforward guide, let me show how to change the default save location for Snipping Tool captures (screenshots & recordings). Let’s get started.
Steps to Change the Location Where Snipping Tool Saves Screenshots and Recordings
- Open the Start menu by pressing the “Windows key”.
- Search for “Snipping Tool” and click “Open“.
- Click the “See more” icon to the right of the top command bar.
- Select the “Settings” option.
- Click the “Change” option under “Screenshots are saved to”.
- Choose a folder of your choice and click “Select Folder“.
- Click the “Change” option under “Screen recordings are saved to”.
- Choose a folder of your choice and click “Select Folder“.
- With that, you’ve changed the default save location for screenshots and recordings in Snipping Tool.
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Detailed Steps (With Screenshots)
The first step is to open the Snipping Tool app. To do that, open the Start menu by pressing the “Windows key” on your keyboard. Next, search for “Snipping Tool” and click the “Open” option.
Once the Snipping Tool app opens, click the “See more” icon (three horizontal dots) on the top command bar, and then select the “Settings” option.
The above action opens the Snipping Tool’s Settings page. Here, click the “Change” option under the “Screenshots are saved to” section.
Now, select the folder where you want to save the screenshots and then click the “Select Folder” option.
With that, you’ve the default save location for screenshots. The next step is to change the default save location for screen recordings.
To do that, scroll down and click the “Change” option under the “Screen recordings are saved to” section.
Like before, choose a folder where you want to save the screen recordings and click the “Select Folder” button.
That’s it. With this, you’ve successfully changed both save locations for screenshots and recordings in Snipping Tool. From now on, any screenshot or recording you take will be automatically saved to the new folders you selected.
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