How to Find and Change the Steam Screenshot Folder

Put it wherever you want to

When an incredible moment happens in a game, the easiest way to preserve it is to share it with your friends by snapping a screenshot (if you aren’t streaming, anyway). Taking a screenshot is easy, but you might struggle to find where the shot is saved if you use Steam’s built-in tool.

You can find and change the location of Steam’s screenshot folder to any folder you want and make it easier to access.

How to Find the Steam Screenshot Folder

Just clickF12in a game totake a screenshot.Steam automatically savesscreenshots to a specified folder. You’ll hear a soft clicking sound, almost like the shutter of a camera. A message will appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen telling you that a screenshot has been saved.

To see this screenshot:

Note:The screenshots will be in an obscure subfolder of Steam like the following:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\26910921\760\remote\718650\screenshots

While the file path seems to include random numbers, it can be broken down to:

C:\Program Files (x86}\Steam\userdata\steamID\760\remote\appID\screenshots

How to Navigate Individual Game Folders

If you have taken screenshots from more than one game, there will be individual screenshot folders for each game.

In the example below, once you navigate toC:\Program Files (x86}\Steam\userdata<steamID>\760\remote, you’ll see two folders named371140and718650, which are for the gamesAegis DefendersandDriftlands, respectively.

Each of these folders is then broken down further intoimagesandthumbnail images.

This can make it difficult to navigate and find the exact file you are looking for. Thankfully, if you access the screenshots through Steam, you can choose whether:

Sure, you could search for the Steam screenshot folder with Window’sbuilt-in search function, but it’s far quicker to open Steam and access the folder through the Steam app.

How to Change the Steam Screenshots Folder

Thankfully, changing the location of the Steam screenshots folder is easier than navigating to it.

Note:You’renot changingthe folder’slocation–you’re changing the locationwhere screenshots are saved.

Note:  You can also change the screenshot shortcut key from this screen.

“My Pictures” — a much easier folder to find.

Note:Steam will always savecompressed copies of screenshotsto the Steam screenshot folder, no matter where you assign the images to go. If you want to save images somewhere else, youmustchoose to save an uncompressed copy.

The next time you take a screenshot, it will appear in the folder you’ve chosen. This makes it a lot easier to access your screenshots and share them with friends.

Patrick is an Atlanta-based technology writer with a background in programming and smart home technology. When he isn’t writing, nose to the grindstone, he can be found keeping up with the latest developments in the tech world and upping his coffee game.Read Patrick’s Full Bio

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