Windows 10: cant find screenshot folder

Today, when i was trying to take a screenshot, I realized it had not been saved to a screenshots folder in %USERFOLDER%/Pictures/Screenshots. screenshot folder was missing The screenshot folder was there before, but today it wasn't. I use win11 home. Any help would be appreciated.

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Screenshots folder missing

Hey there, gslamba,

Welcome to Microsoft community.

I'm very sorry to hear about the issue of your missing screenshots folder. One thing I'd like to confirm with you is, if you take a screenshot again, will the screenshots folder reappear?

To take a screenshot on your Surface Pro 4, follow these steps:

1. Full-screen screenshot: Press the Power button and the Volume Up button simultaneously. This will take a screenshot of your entire screen and save it to the Screenshots folder in your Pictures library.
   
2. Snipping Tool: Open the Snipping Tool app from the Start menu. This app allows you to take a screenshot of a specific area on your screen. Once you capture a screenshot, you can save it to any folder you want.
   

This will help us determine if there's an issue with the function.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any further updates, thanks.

Have a great day and stay safe!

Best regards

Olivia | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

 

Screenshots folder

Hello, welcome to Microsoft Answers Community.



Please follow these steps to change the directory of the Screenshots folder:

1. Navigate to Pictures\ (The directory of the place where photos are stored.)
   
2. If you have taken a screenshot at least once before, you should see the Screenshots folder.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Right click on the folder and select "Properties" (or press Alt+Enter.)
   
4. Select "Location" and edit the directory to where you want to save your screenshots.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Click "Apply", Windows will move all the current screenshots to that directory (You will be prompted to create the folder if it does not exist) then "OK".
   
6. From now on, when you take a screenshot, it will automatically save to the new directory.
   

This only works for the Windows Snipping Tool (snippingtool.exe) and some other third-party screenshot apps. Other applications might offer an option to customize save directory in its own settings.



I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any further questions or concerns.

 

screenshot function is not working

Hello,

We understand the issue you are facing and will assist you.

I suggest you to follow the steps provided below and check if it helps.

• Open File Explorer and click on This PC in the left navigation pane.
• Navigate to the location: C:\Users\<Username>\Pictures\Screenshots.
• Right click on the Screenshots folder and select Properties.
• Click on the Location tab in the Properties Window.
• Change the location to the desired location and click on Move.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.