Where Are Snipping Tool Videos Saved File

: Open the Snipping Tool, click the See more (three dots) icon, and select Open Screen Recordings folder . This will launch File Explorer directly to your saved videos.

: If a recording wasn't properly saved, it might still exist in a temporary cache. Press Windows + R , paste the following path, and hit Enter: %LocalAppData%\Packages\Microsoft.ScreenSketch_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\Recordings . Changing the Save Location where are snipping tool videos saved

Now you know where your Snipping Tool videos (or rather, screenshots) are saved! : Open the Snipping Tool, click the See

If you want to save your snips to a different location, you can do so in a few ways: Press Windows + R , paste the following

The Snipping Tool saves all video recordings silently and automatically to as .mp4 files. User confusion arises from the lack of a save dialog and the hidden nature of this folder. No built-in option exists to change this location without advanced file system tricks.

If the Videos\Recordings path is inaccessible (e.g., due to permission errors or a redirected Documents folder), the Snipping Tool may fall back to a temporary directory: