Changed Screenshot Folder But -

[GAMESweetG]

No new screenshots won't save to it only the default screenshot location still.

Is there a way to fix this?

Your question is too broad.

I both suggest and recommend you to both expand and extend your question and add more details so Steam users here like me will be able to both answer your question, help and assist you.

Also don't forget to add screenshots and pictures that show your issue that you are complaining and reporting about.

All what I can say is that I believe that there is a way to fix this but I don't know what is this way if it exists at all.

[GAMESweetG]

Originally posted by FOREVER A LOSER:

Your question is too broad.

I both suggest and recommend you to both expand and extend your question and add more details so Steam users here like me will be able to both answer your question, help and assist you.

Also don't forget to add screenshots and pictures that show your issue that you are complaining and reporting about.

All what I can say is that I believe that there is a way to fix this but I don't know what is this way if it exists at all.

Really? I didn't realise my question not easy to understand because I did say that I tried changing the screenshot folder directory but no screenshots would save to it.

[wuddih]

The screenshot path you can set is only for the uncompressed copies if you have that checked. It is not for the normal screenshot.

Originally posted by 🆃🅷🅴 🅳🆁 ωнσ:

Originally posted by FOREVER A LOSER:

Your question is too broad.

I both suggest and recommend you to both expand and extend your question and add more details so Steam users here like me will be able to both answer your question, help and assist you.

Also don't forget to add screenshots and pictures that show your issue that you are complaining and reporting about.

All what I can say is that I believe that there is a way to fix this but I don't know what is this way if it exists at all.

Really? I didn't realise my question not easy to understand because I did say that I tried changing the screenshot folder directory but no screenshots would save to it.

Maybe this is a bug that should be reported to the developers immediately and wait for them to fix this I guess or just run as administrator because you are not authorized or you don't have needed and required permissions to do what you want to do?

[GAMESweetG]

Originally posted by wuddih:

The screenshot path you can set is only for the uncompressed copies if you have that checked. It is not for the normal screenshot.

Yeah that worked. But why can't it be also for normal screenshots?

[GAMESweetG]

Originally posted by FOREVER A LOSER:

Maybe this is a bug that should be reported to the developers immediately and wait for them to fix this I guess or just run as administrator because you are not authorized or you don't have needed and required permissions to do what you want to do?

Yeah the developers should be informed about this issue. Because with other game clients like Origin, Ubisoft etc. You can completely change the screenshot directory, where game screenshots are saved at. But with Steam it still saves screenshots in its default directory as well.

Originally posted by 🆃🅷🅴 🅳🆁 ωнσ:

Originally posted by FOREVER A LOSER:

Maybe this is a bug that should be reported to the developers immediately and wait for them to fix this I guess or just run as administrator because you are not authorized or you don't have needed and required permissions to do what you want to do?

Yeah the developers should be informed about this issue. Because with other game clients like Origin, Ubisoft etc. You can completely change the screenshot directory, where game screenshots are saved at. But with Steam it still saves screenshots in its default directory as well.

Why Steam has this issue but the rest don't?

[GAMESweetG]

Not sure. But its becoming annoying going back and forth between folders of the default directory. Because I tried setting it as Steam Screenshots [created folder] in the My Pictures folder on my computer, so I can easily access the screenshots faster. But as I said before the normal screenshots doesn't want to be saved there. It only seems to be the uncompressed ones.

Originally posted by 🆃🅷🅴 🅳🆁 ωнσ:

Not sure. But its becoming annoying going back and forth between folders of the default directory. Because I tried setting it as Steam Screenshots [created folder] in the My Pictures folder on my computer, so I can easily access the screenshots faster. But as I said before the normal screenshots doesn't want to be saved there. It only seems to be the uncompressed ones.

Compressed files are more hard to both encode and decode than uncompressed files because you are required first to compress and decompress the file before you encode and decode it.

[wuddih]

This is intended as there are integrated functions, like the screenshot uploader, that rely on a static folder structure. Other services do not have such an integrated community on their platform.

The path setting is really just for the uncompressed copies. The UI for this setting could be a bit clearer.

If you really wanna mess with this then your only option is to use symlinks/junctions. Which you should not use if you do not have a bit more advanced PC knowledge in general.

[GAMESweetG]

Originally posted by wuddih:

This is intended as there are integrated functions, like the screenshot uploader, that rely on a static folder structure. Other services do not have such an integrated community on their platform.

The path setting is really just for the uncompressed copies. The UI for this setting could be a bit clearer.

If you really wanna mess with this then your only option is to use symlinks/junctions. Which you should not use if you do not have a bit more advanced PC knowledge in general.

Steam could easily update the screenshot uploader. Since that's something that they haven't updated, since they've updated Steam's interface from the classic Steam appearance.

How they could do that is when you want to post a screenshot with the uploader. There would be a screenshot camera icon on the side of the library panel, where your list of games are listed. You open it and it would load the newer screenshot uploader tool. You would need to when selecting a screenshot to upload. To set what game the screenshot is for, like how they've done it for attaching YouTube videos that you've posted.

Also the newer screenshot uploader tool could also support multiple screenshots to upload at the same time. To help you save time as well.

When changing the screenshot directory. In order for the newer screenshot uploader to detect the new directory with newer screenshots. Steam client would after changing folder directory would get you to reload Steam client to apply the changes.

[Vow.of.Light]

I hate to agree with this guy even tho he comes off a bit rude but he is right it's annoying how you can't go to your pictures to view or use screenshots. You first have to always transfer them from the original location that steam deems fit which is dumb. So your stuck always trying remember what folder paths to take to simply get to your screenshot.

[John]

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