Solved: How to set a new Screenshot folder in Windows if deleted or moved

Feb 02, 2026 by Farhan Munim

Accidentally deleted or moved your Windows Screenshots folder and now can't automatically save screenshots? Here's a great fix!

Go to your Pictures folder and create a new folder called Screenshots
Click Start / Windows, search for and open regedit (also known as Registry Editor)
Copy and paste the snippet below into the search bar of the registry editor and press enter:
```
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
```
Now search for the following on the right (should be somewhere near the top of the list) and double click on it:
```
{B7BEDE81-DF94-4682-A7D8-57A52620B86F}
```
Under the Value data field, enter the following and then click OK:
```
%USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Screenshots
```
Now restart your system and you are done!