I have always wondered, where do I find my screenshots when I press the key Print Screen then paste the picture and disappeared. This is not necessarily a simple yes or no and that is all. This is because knowing the default locations can help you get rid of the aggravation of losing a well-taken photo. This guide is going to explain precisely where do screenshots go on windows when you adopt various techniques that are available in the system.

The Print Screen (PrtScn) Key and Clipboard

The simplest way is to simply press the PrtScn key. This takes a full screen picture that is not saved as a file. The picture is instead copied to your clipboard which is a temporary storage facility. To rescue it, you need to open some program such as Paint or Microsoft Word and paste (Ctrl+V) the picture in order to save it by hand. The same logic is applied in case you use Alt + PrtScn which only captures an active window to your clipboard.

The Modern Shortcut: Windows Key + Print Screen

To get closer, pressing the Windows Key + PrtScn shortcut should be used. It is the fastest method of saving a screenshot automatically. As you press these keys, you will see your screen dim a bit, and this will prove the capture. With this approach, then, what of screenshots? They can be automatically stored in your computer at the Pictures library, in a folder called Screenshots. The file will be called Screenshot (1).png and the next.

The Snipping Tool and Snip & Sketch

To be even more precise, such tools as the Snipping Tool (or the newer Snip & Sketch which now is known as the Snipping Tool in Windows 11) enable you to grab any specific areas. On clicking a snip, a preview window opens. To select your own save location, you need to click on the save icon (a floppy disk). When you fail to save these tools will store the image in their clipboard history, which can be viewed by using Windows Key + V.

In case you happen to make the mistake of losing a screenshot before you save it, nothing is lost. Unsaved or deleted files can also be recovered with the help of specialized data recovery software. To get professional advice about data recovery solutions, you might refer to helpful materials in Datarecovee.