How to Change the Location Your Screenshots Save in Mac OS X

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open the Terminal.

   You can get to the Terminal by going up to Spotlight in the very top right hand of your screen (the magnifying glass icon), and simply typing "terminal".
   
   Alternatively, go through your Applications folder and find it.
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   Step 2: Without any preparation needed

   Do not use the quotation marks though. , Then drag the folder that you'd like your screenshots to save to, into the Terminal. ,, In order to force the settings to reset, type "killall SystemUIServer" (again, without quotations) into the Terminal and press Enter. , You should now notice that your screenshots are saving to your designated folder.
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   Step 3: copy in the following phrase: "defaults write com.apple.screencapture location".

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   Step 4: Press the spacebar once.

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   Step 5: Press Enter.

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   Step 6: Force a reset.

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   Step 7: Make a screenshot to test the solution.

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