How do I modify the folder screenshots are saved to in this AppleScript in Automator?

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                          This apple script seems to be doing exactly what I wanted it to do, (save screenshots both to a file location and to the clipboard) but I can't for the life of me figure out how to change this script to point at a different folder (currently it is saving to the Desktop)

I'm not very familiar with Automator or AppleScript and haven't been able to pin down where that is being set so that I can change it
This line looks relevant:

    set thePathFilename to POSIX path of (path to desktop folder as string) & theFilename

And this is the full script 

    on run {input, parameters}
	
	--  # Screen Shot to Clipboard and File
	
	--  # Clear the clipboard so the 'repeat until isReady ...' loop works properly.
	
	set the clipboard to ""
	
	--  # Copy picture of selected area to the clipboard, press: ⌃⇧⌘4
	--  # Note that on my system I need to keystroke '$' instead of '4'.
	--  # I assume this is because the 'shift' key is being pressed.        
	
	tell application "System Events"
		keystroke "$" using {control down, shift down, command down}
	end tell
	
	--  # Wait while user makes the selection and releases the mouse or times out.
	--  # Note that the time out also acts as an escape key press of sorts. In other
	--  # words, if the user actually presses the escape key it has no effect on this
	--  # script like it would if pressing the normal shortcut outside of the script.
	--  #       
	--  # As coded, the time out is 5 seconds. Adjust 'or i is greater than 10' and or  
	--  # 'delay 0.5' as appropriate for your needs to set a different length time out.
	--  # This means, as is, you have 5 seconds to select the area of the screen you
	--  # want to capture and let go of the mouse button, otherwise it times out.
	
	set i to 0
	set isReady to false
	repeat until isReady or i is greater than 10
		delay 0.5
		set i to i + 1
		set cbInfo to (clipboard info) as string
		if cbInfo contains "class PNGf" then
			set isReady to true
		end if
	end repeat
	if not isReady then
		--  # User either pressed the Esc key or timed out waiting.
		return --  # Exit the script without further processing.
	end if
	
	--  # Build out the screen shot path filename so its convention is of 
	--  # the default behavior when saving a screen shot to the Desktop.
	
	set theDateTimeNow to (do shell script "date \"+%Y-%m-%d at %l.%M.%S %p\"")
	set theFilename to "Screen Shot " & theDateTimeNow & ".png"
	set thePathFilename to POSIX path of (path to desktop folder as string) & theFilename
	
	--  # Retrieve the PNG data from the clipboard and write it to a disk file.
	
	set pngData to the clipboard as «class PNGf»
	delay 0.5
	try
		set fileNumber to open for access thePathFilename with write permission
		write pngData to fileNumber
		close access fileNumber
	on error eStr number eNum
		try
			close access fileNumber
		end try
		activate
		display dialog eStr & " number " & eNum buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with title "File I/O Error..." with icon caution
	end try
	
	--  # Convert the POSIX path filename to an alias.
	
	set thePathFilename to POSIX file thePathFilename as alias
	
	--  # Hide the file extension as is the default.
	
	tell application "Finder"
		try
			set extension hidden of thePathFilename to true
		end try
	end tell
	

Which I found here: Copy screenshot to clipboard in addition to saving the file 
                        
Asked by Benjamski (1 rep)
Nov 17, 2022, 05:31 PM
Last activity: Aug 5, 2025, 01:07 AM
How do I modify the folder screenshots are saved to in this AppleScript in Automator?

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