I finally got tired of all the images on my Desktop every time I took a screenshot. 
Just type this into your <a target="_blank" href="https://iterm2.com/">terminal</a>:
<pre><code>defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /where/you/want/the/files/to/go
</code></pre>

I finally got tired of all the images on my Desktop every time I took a screenshot. 

Just type this into your [terminal](https://iterm2.com/):

```
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /where/you/want/the/files/to/go
```


How to Change Where Screenshots Are Saved on Mac in a Terminal

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