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Screenshots i took are missing

Anonymous
2020-10-19T00:50:34+00:00

Hi there, When i was working I took some screenshots of my screen using windows+ print screen, now i cant find my screenshots where they are normally, i read that microsoft new update changed my location of screenshots(WHY, NO ONE ASKED YOU TOO MAKE THIS). Now I checked onedrive for those screenshots and now it says empty file in onedrive, WHERE IS MY SCREENSHOTS.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-10-19T04:02:15+00:00

    Format, as in File type, png. I dont know the name for the file since I did a Windows + Print Screen. Not sure what numbers were the screenshots.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-10-19T03:49:06+00:00

    Hi Joe ^_^. Joe my screenshots normally go to a file marked Screenshots in Pictures on Quick Access. When I took the screenshots they didn't go there, then i read a recent Microsoft Update sent all new Screenshots taken to Onedrive. I went there and they wont even there. Slightly upset but I went and changed back the location back to Pictures Screenshots.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-10-19T03:35:08+00:00

    Hello! My name is Joe, and I am an Independent Advisor, as well as a longtime Microsoft user. I hope that I will be able to assist you today!

    Where were they originally stored?

    Try looking under:

    C:\Users<Your Name>\pictures\screenshots

    If you want more help, please let me know.

    Regards,
    Joe

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-10-19T09:51:45+00:00

    When you press Windows + Print Sc, the screenshot captured is saved in C:\Users(UserName)\Pictures\Screenshots.

    When you configure Manage Backup in OneDrive, the location of C:\Users(UserName)\Pictures\Screenshots is changed to C:\Users(UserName)\OneDrive\Pictures\Screenshots, and the new screenshots captured gets automatically synced with OneDrive cloud.

    Since you are missing the screenshot from OneDrive please refer to the link. It may help you find and restore the screenshot.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-10-19T03:53:24+00:00

    Do you know what format they were saved in? You could search for them from the command prompt.

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