Screenshots not saving in Windows10 ?

Groove200 · Aug 2, 2015

Im exploring and take aa lot of screenshots ;-)

Just noticed they have not been saving anywhere since upgrading to windows 10.

My pictures folder was re-directed to a different drive on win8 as I didnt want to fill my SSD up with all these hi-res photos...and worked flawlessly.

Not so much in WIn10 though....anyone else come across this ?

TuesdayFrog · Aug 2, 2015

Have not tried ED on Windows 10 myself yet, but my wife has windows 10 on her PC and she had a problem with SIMS 4 not loading. After much trawling for answers, it turns out the SIMS would not load due to her user account not having permissions to open the 'Pictures' folder.

I checked the properties of the folder and made sure her account had full access permissions (C:\users\username\pictures), did a restart and it worked.

Maybe your issue is similar, worth a look?

Keeval · Aug 2, 2015

It is working fine for me, I'd check the permissions haven't been changed or the folder re-direction is correct.

BaldEagle · Dec 19, 2015

I have posted about this problem before. I have Win10 and 'most of the time' my screenshots do not work. The permissions are fine. It happened pre-horizons, with the beta and now with the latest5 64 bit versions. It doesn't always not work though, that is the big mystery for me.

Wescott · Dec 19, 2015

As a temporary different approach/work around try using the FRAPS application.

Roybe · Dec 19, 2015

I suggest ShareX (https://getsharex.com/) It is free, uses a single key to automate uploads to web photo share services and gives you a link in memory immediately for posting:

drholliday · Dec 19, 2015

Works fine for me. With 1.4, 1.5 and Horizons.

drholliday · Dec 19, 2015

Works fine for me. With 1.4, 1.5 and Horizons.

Nolfy · Dec 19, 2015

Windows 10 also has the annoying Onedrive mixed in. In some cases all files go under the (virtual) Onedrive map in which you also have a picture, document, download folder and so on.

Runnybabbit · Dec 19, 2015

Ditto to the other replies above, no problems here whatsoever...

BaldEagle · Dec 20, 2015

Roybe said:
I suggest ShareX (https://getsharex.com/) It is free, uses a single key to automate uploads to web photo share services and gives you a link in memory immediately for posting:

Works for me ok, but NOT in ED
I also have another capture program ScreenHunter and that will not capture ED screens (either the client or the launcher). I have run out of ideas now!

Simon Darkstep · Dec 24, 2015

My screenshots aren't saving (that I can tell) with my Win7.

Was the screenshot directory changed with Horizons?

Balmung · Dec 30, 2015

Win8.1 and the same here, in my old ED Screenshot Folder there didn't appear any new Screenshot when I press F10 ingame.

And if I press Alt+F10 ED crashs directly to desktop.

Basilesim · Apr 14, 2016

Groove200 said:
Im exploring and take aa lot of screenshots ;-)

Just noticed they have not been saving anywhere since upgrading to windows 10.

My pictures folder was re-directed to a different drive on win8 as I didnt want to fill my SSD up with all these hi-res photos...and worked flawlessly.

Not so much in WIn10 though....anyone else come across this ?

I've just played on windows 10 and was able to take my screenshots finally. I use to use print screen, which saved my desktop. I press F10 and now it saves my screenshots in my RTC3 picture file. My Picture/RTC3 That's all i did. I hope it helps.