At the end of the gameplay, the player is served with the screenshots taken during the gameplay (in form of a post-game summary). But there comes a time when a user wants to check an old screenshot or needs to access the folder where the Steam client is saving the screenshots, so, how do we access that folder? Despite such a great platform, the process to find the screenshot is not so easy (they have their reasons). Still, there are three methods to access the Steam screenshot folder:
Through the Screenshot Manager of the Steam Client
The easiest method to find the Steam Screenshot folder is to use the Screenshot Manager of the Steam client. If a user wants to view his screenshots online, he may select the screenshot in the Screenshots Manager and click on View Online Library.
Use the File Manager of the OS
There can be times when launching the Steam client and going through all the update routines just to find a screenshot is not ideal. Here, a user may want to use the File Manager of the OS to find the folder but that process is not so simple (although using the OS’s search functionality to search for images is also an option).
For Windows Users
In Case of a Single Steam Account is Used in the Steam Client
If a single Steam account is used, then the process to find the Steam Screenshot folder is a bit simpler. Warning: Do not rename or delete a folder in these directories, otherwise, you may find issues in taking screenshots of the games or launching the Steam client.
Find the Steam ID in Case of Multiple Steam Accounts
If multiple Steam accounts are used in the Steam client, then a user may get confused at step 2 of the above method. In this case, finding the Steam ID of a particular account would be a better option.
For Mac Users
The default installation directory of Steam on a Mac is as follows: Now a user may follow the steps discussed in the previous method to find the screenshots of a particular game. If the installation path is different, right-click on Steam, select Get Info, and note the path of the installation under “Where”.
For Linux Users
The default installation directory of Steam on a Linux distro (like Ubuntu) is as follows: Then a user may open the screenshots folder of a particular game by finding the game’s AppID (as discussed earlier).
Use the In-Game Tab to Setup the Customized Screenshots Folder
There can be times when a user may want to set up a customized screenshots folder e.g., to share on the local network or add to a cloud service and a user may achieve the same by using the In-Game tab of the Steam client.
Keep in mind the screenshots will be saved on both locations i.e., in the installation directory of Steam (in the JPG format) and customized path (in PNG format, uncompressed version is preferred). In case a user only wants to set up only one folder of his choice, then he should delete the Remote folder in the following location of Steam’s installation directory:
Then execute the following in the elevated Command Prompt (make sure to replace the
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