These are instructions on how to change the save location of screenshots on your Mac running macOS. By default Apple has screenshots save to your desktop.
Step One Launch Terminal from the Applications:Utilities folder.
Step Two Input defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Pictures into the Terminal window changing '~/Pictures' to a folder of your choice and then press Return.
Step Three Type killall SystemUIServer into the Terminal window and press Return to make the changes immediate.
Undo To undo these changes simply follow them again using this command to change the save location: defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop
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