Snipping Tool File Location Windows 11

C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\ (followed by a folder starting with Microsoft.ScreenSketch ).

The Snipping Tool caches unsaved snips temporarily inside the system clipboard history database. %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Clipboard snipping tool file location windows 11

Until you click that pop-up and explicitly press ( Ctrl + S ), the image exists only in your clipboard . snipping tool file location windows 11

Once this is enabled, every snip you take will be automatically dumped into your Pictures\Screenshots folder. No more hunting. snipping tool file location windows 11

When you take a snip and click the button (floppy disk icon), Windows 11 defaults to a specific library.

Press Windows Key + Shift + S to start a snip instantly.