How to change where screenshots are saved in Windows 10 & 11

Learn how to change where screenshots are saved in Windows 10 and 11.

By default, your screenshots are saved in the Screenshots folder located in the Pictures folder. But you can easily change this location by following the steps below.

Windows 10

1. Open File Explorer (Windows Explorer).

2. Go to the location on your computer where you want your screenshots to be saved. This can be another folder, hard drive or partition.

3. Create a new folder and name it Screenshots.

4. Open the Pictures folder.

5. Right-click on the Screenshots folder > Properties.

Note: If you don't see a “Screenshots” folder, then you probably didn't take a screenshot yet. The folder appears as soon as you take a screenshot. To take a screenshot in Windows 10, you press the Windows + PrintScreen keys on your keyboard. The print screen key can have a different name, such as PrtSc or PrtScr.

A “Screenshots Properties” window will appear.

6. Click on the Location tab.

7. Click on the Move button.

A “Select a Destination” window will appear.

8. Select the newly created Screenshots folder.

9. Click on the Select Folder button.

10. Click on the Apply button in the bottom right corner of the “Screenshots Properties” window.

11. A “Move Folder” window may appear asking if you want to move all files from the old to the new location. If so, click on Yes.

12. Click on the OK button at the bottom of the “Screenshots Properties” window.

The Screenshots folder is now moved to the new location on your PC and all screenshots you take will be saved in this new location.

Windows 11

1. Open File Explorer (Windows Explorer).

2. Go to the location on your computer where you want your screenshots to be saved. This can be another folder, hard drive or partition.

3. Create a new folder and name it Screenshots.

4. Open the Pictures folder.

5. Right-click on the Screenshots folder > Properties.

Note: If you don't see a “Screenshots” folder, then you probably didn't take a screenshot yet. The folder appears as soon as you take a screenshot. To take a screenshot in Windows 11, you press the Windows + PrintScreen keys on your keyboard. The print screen key can have a different name, such as PrtSc or PrtScr.

A “Screenshots Properties” window will appear.

6. Click on the Location tab.

7. Click on the Move button.

A “Select a Destination” window will appear.

8. Select the newly created Screenshots folder.

9. Click on the Select Folder button.

10. Click on the Apply button in the bottom right corner of the “Screenshots Properties” window.

11. A “Move Folder” window may appear asking if you want to move all files from the old to the new location. If so, click on Yes.

12. Click on the OK button at the bottom of the “Screenshots Properties” window.

The Screenshots folder is now moved to the new location on your PC and all screenshots you take will be saved in this new location.