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I'm on Mojave 10.14.5. When I take a screenshot, it briefly appears on the desktop for 3-5 seconds, then vanishes, but reappears after 4-5 hours. If I'm fast enough (<5 seconds), I can grab the screenshot, drag it into a folder, and it will stay there. How can I get the screenshot to not disappear from the desktop for several hours?
Good evening nauc1,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand you have a few questions about taking screenshots with macOS Mojave 10.14.5. The Screenshot app has replaced the Grab application in Mojave. When you open that app, you can select the Options you would like in terms of where the screenshot is saved on your Mac. Although the floating thumbnail is only visible for a few seconds, the actual screenshot is available to you immediately via the Finder application. I've highlighted some key information here for you. Click on the link for complete details.
How to take a screenshot on your Mac
"In macOS Mojave:
Press Shift-Command-5 to see the onscreen capture controls.
Use the screenshot thumbnail
When you take a screenshot in macOS Mojave, a thumbnail of the screenshot appears briefly in the lower-right corner of your screen.
to share the screenshot.Clicking the thumbnail opens it in editing view. Hover your pointer over each button in the toolbar to see its function.
If you don't want the thumbnail to appear, click Options in the onscreen controls, then use the ”Show Floating Thumbnail” option to change the setting."
Take care.
Good evening nauc1,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand you have a few questions about taking screenshots with macOS Mojave 10.14.5. The Screenshot app has replaced the Grab application in Mojave. When you open that app, you can select the Options you would like in terms of where the screenshot is saved on your Mac. Although the floating thumbnail is only visible for a few seconds, the actual screenshot is available to you immediately via the Finder application. I've highlighted some key information here for you. Click on the link for complete details.
How to take a screenshot on your Mac
"In macOS Mojave:
Press Shift-Command-5 to see the onscreen capture controls.
Use the screenshot thumbnail
When you take a screenshot in macOS Mojave, a thumbnail of the screenshot appears briefly in the lower-right corner of your screen.
to share the screenshot.Clicking the thumbnail opens it in editing view. Hover your pointer over each button in the toolbar to see its function.
If you don't want the thumbnail to appear, click Options in the onscreen controls, then use the ”Show Floating Thumbnail” option to change the setting."
Take care.
Hi nauc1,
Thanks for letting us know that your issue has been resolved. I'm enclosing a few additional resources below that I think may be helpful to you as you learn and grow with your Mac. I mentioned the Finder application previously. It's important to understand how to use this powerful tool:
Get to know the Finder on your Mac
macOS User Guide - See and organize your files in the Finder on Mac
Enjoy your day!
Perfect. Thanks very much Alex–h1 :-)
Actually, for some reason Desktop was not set as the default destination for screenshots (I think it was on Clipboard), but changing to Desktop resolved the issue. Cheers!
Launch the Screenshot.app and click the Options button to set the options that suit your workflow:
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