Steam Screenshot Folder: Where to Find the Saved Screenshots

Steam is the world’s leading digital game distribution platform that hosts thousands of games from developers around the world. As gamers come together to play, share stories, and celebrate victories, screenshots are the best way to capture and share in-game moments. While on Steam, press F12 to take a screenshot of any glitch, complex settings you just customized, or your best in-game proud moment. But where does Steam save these screenshots? This guide will explain how to find the Steam screenshot folder to access your saved screenshots.

How to Find Your Steam Screenshot Folder Using the Steam Client

The easiest way to find saved Steam screenshots is through the Steam client itself. Steam has a built-in tool called the Screenshot Manager that lets you view and open screenshots right from the app.

• Launch Steam Client, and click “View” in the menu bar.

• Select Screenshots from the dropdown menu.

• Steam’s Screenshot Uploader window will appear, which shows all your saved screenshots. From the dropdown list, select the game for which you want to see images.
• Click Show on Disk to open the folder where your screenshots are stored locally.

This will open File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (macOS) at the exact location of your Steam saved images.

If the Steam client doesn’t work due to software or hardware issue, you can still access your screenshots manually. The process is slightly different depending on your operating system, which we’ll cover in the next section.

How to Find Your Steam Screenshots Using the File System

In case you aren’t able to run the Steam client or if you installed the client at a manual location, you can manually find the Steam screenshots directly from the computer’s File System. If you installed the Steam Client with the default location, the path for the Steam directory will be:

⇒For Windows:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

⇒For MacOS:- Users/{username}/Library/Application Support/Steam

In place of a username, enter your Mac username, not a Steam one.

⇒For Linux:- ~/.local/share/Steam

At the default location, you will find Steam screenshots on your PC at:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<user-id>\760\remote\<app-id>\screenshots

Replace <user-id> with your Steam user ID and <app-id> with the game ID you are finding screenshots for. Let’s say your user ID is “1234567” and the app ID for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 730; its screenshots folder can be accessed at the following path:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\1234567\760\remote\730\screenshots

You can also find your Steam screenshots by right-clicking on the Steam app in your Windows Start Menu and selecting “Open file location”. This will open up the system’s Explorer with the installation folder selected. From there, you can navigate to the screencaps folder.

How to Find Your Steam User ID and Game ID

If you don’t know your Steam user ID and current game ID, it’s easy to find.

1. Launch Steam, click “View” from the top menu, and enter the Settings.
2. In the Settings window, go to the Interface section.
3. Check the box for Display Steam URL address when available, then click OK to save settings.
4. Go to your Steam Profile and select View Profile.
5. You’ll see a number at the end of your profile’s URL, which is your Steam User ID.

Every Steam game has a unique game ID, like every user has their user ID. If you have a big game library, finding the specific game’s ID manually can be tough.

To make it easier:

• Visit the site SteamDB, where you can search for any game by name or ID.
• Once you find the correct game ID, open its folder on your computer and move to the screenshots directory.

You’ll now have access to all the screenshots captured for that specific game on Steam.

How to Change the Default Steam Screenshot Folder Location

Now that you know where your screenshots are saved, you can also move them to a different location. Changing the default folder helps protect your images in case of system issues or a Windows reinstall.

Here’s how to change the folder location:

1. Launch the Steam client.
2. Click View and select Settings from the dropdown.
3. In the Settings window, choose In-Game from the left sidebar.
4. Under Screenshot Folder, click Browse.
5. Pick a new location on your computer where you’d like your screenshots to be saved from now on.
6. Click OK to confirm.

Screenshots are a great way to document your gaming adventures and share your proudest moments. After reading this guide, you now know where your Steam screenshot folder is, what your user ID and game ID are, and how to change where your screenshots are saved.

So happy gaming and have good fun on Steam!