Windows 10: Backup and Restore Snip & Sketch app Settings in Windows 10

How to: Backup and Restore Snip & Sketch app Settings in Windows 10

How to Backup and Restore Snip & Sketch app Settings in Windows 10


The Snip & Sketch app included in Windows 10 allows you to quickly annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps.

If you use the Snip & Sketch app, you can manually backup your settings to manually restore as needed to any account on any Windows 10 PC.

This tutorial will show you how to manually backup and restore your settings for the Snip & Sketch app in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Backup Settings from Snip & Sketch app
• Option Two: To Restore Settings to Snip & Sketch app

EXAMPLE: Snip & Sketch app settings









OPTION ONE [/i] To Backup Settings from Snip & Sketch app
1. Close the Snip & Sketch app if open.

2. Open File Explorer (Win+E), copy and paste the folder location below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter.
(current account)
*Arrow %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_8wekyb3d8bbwe
3. Copy the Settings folder to your desktop. (see screenshot below)



4. Move the Settings folder on your desktop to where want to keep it saved at as your backup. It is safe to rename this folder to anything you like if wanted.

5. You can now close File Explorer if you like.





OPTION TWO [/i] To Restore Settings to Snip & Sketch app
1. Close the Snip & Sketch app if open.

2. Open File Explorer (Win+E), copy and paste the folder location below into the address bar of File Explorer, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
(current account)
*Arrow %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_8wekyb3d8bbw\Settings




3. In a separate File Explorer window, open the backed up Settings folder from Option One, select the contents in this folder, right click or press and hold on the selected items, and click/tap on Copy. (see screenshot below)



4. Paste the selected files from the backup in step 3 into the Settings folder from step 2.

5. When prompted, click/tap on Replace the files in the destination. (see screenshot below)



6. You can now close the File Explorer windows if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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Screen Sketch app renamed to Snip & Sketch in Windows 10 Insider build

You can choose snip delays from jump lists as well...

 

Snip and Sketch Awkward

Use Windows+shift+s to launch Snip and Sketch. Can snip a screenshot.

Now the problem is this: after snipping the screen shot, it does not automatically appear in the Snip and Sketch app. So I open Snip and Sketch and there's nothing on it.

So I have choose 'new' and snip the screen yet again.

I recall using this once and taking a screenshot and voila! Snip and Sketch appeared with the screen shot duly in the app's workspace, ready for annotations and saving etc. This facility has disappeared. I have re-set it according to instructions, and even
reinstalled it - yet the problem persists.

Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks

 

Snip & Sketch keeps overriding clipboard

Hi Amanda,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand the inconvenience you are facing with the Snip and Sketch app on Windows 10.

Provide us additional information to assist you better with this issue:

1. Which version of Windows is running on your device?
   

Refer the article Which Windows operating system am I running to know about
the information.

Here are the few steps you can try to fix the issue.

Method 1

Refer the article Fix problems with apps from Microsoft Store
and try the suggested steps and check if the issue still persists. If the issue still persists try with the method 2.

Method 2

Reset Snip & Sketch app

1. Press Windows + I key and click on
   Apps.
   
2. Click on Apps & features. Select Sketch & Snip app from the available list of installed apps.
   
3. Click on Snip & Sketch > Advanced Options.
   
4. Click on Reset option.
   
5. Restart the computer once and check the status of the issue.
   
6. Let us know if the issue still persists.
   

Hope it helps. Get back to us for further assistance on this issue. We will be happy to help you.

Muralidhar

Microsoft Community Forums

 

Screen Sketch app renamed to Snip & Sketch in Windows 10 Insider build

It seems...

snips will only automatically paste into S&S UI by way of the S&S Menu or S&S jump lists...







UNLESS...

you have Notifications for S&S enabled, then, if you've snipped by way of Win+Shift+S, or other, you can then paste it in S&S UI by clicking on the banner...





btw...

S&S will populate jump lists if you select files and Open with... S&S:

 

Screen Sketch app renamed to Snip & Sketch in Windows 10 Insider build


The Screen Sketch app was first introduced in Windows 10 build 17661.

Screen Sketch lets you quickly annotate screenshots, photos and other images with your pen, touch, or mouse and save, paste or share with other apps.

Starting with Windows 10 Insider Skip Ahead build 18219, Screen Sketch app has been updated to version 10.1807.2286.0 and renamed to Snip & Sketch.

The new version adds the ability to delay a snip up to 3 or 10 seconds. Under the New menu, you can select to "Snip now", "Snip in 3 seconds", or "Snip in 10 seconds".













Tip

• How to Create Screen Snip Shortcut in Windows 10
• How to Take a Screenshot with Screen Snip in Windows 10
• How Turn On or Off Use Print Screen Key to Launch Screen Snipping in Windows 10
• How to Add or Remove Screen Snip Context Menu in Windows 10