How to Restore Default Location of Game DVR Captures Folder in Windows 10
The Game bar is a Xbox app Game DVR feature that lets you record and share game clips and screenshots in Windows 10. However, you can also use the Game bar to record, take screenshots, and broadcast any app and game in Windows 10.
Recorded videos are saved as a .mp4 file, and screenshots are saved as a .png file. Each video and screenshot is identified with the game’s title and metadata that shows when the image was captured.
By default, the captures are saved to your C:\Users\<username>\Videos folder, in a folder called Captures. If you like, you can move the Captures folder to another location if you don't want them saved to your C: drive.
See also: Where are my game clips and screenshots saved in Windows 10? | Microsoft Support
This tutorial will show you how to restore the default location of the Xbox Game DVR Captures folder for your account in Windows 10.
Contents
- Option One: To Restore Default Location of Captures Folder in Properties
- Option Two: To Restore Default Location of Captures Folder using a BAT file
OPTION ONE
To Restore Default Location of Captures Folder in Properties
1 Open
Settings, and click/tap on the
Gaming icon.
2 Click/tap on
Captures on the left side, and click/tap on the
Open folder button on the right side to open your Captures folder at its current location. (see screenshot below)
3 Right click or press and hold on an empty space in your Captures folder, and click/tap on
Properties. (see screenshot below)
4 Click/tap on the
Location tab, and click/tap on the
Restore Default button. (see screenshot below)
5 Click/tap on
OK. (see screenshot below)
6 If the "Captures" folder does not exist, then click/tap on
Yes to create it. (see screenshot below)
7 Click/tap on
Yes to move all files from the old location to the new location. (see screenshot below)
8 After a brief moment, your Captures folder will be restored to its default location (ex: "C:\Users\
Brink\Videos\Captures").
OPTION TWO
To Restore Default Location of Captures Folder using a BAT file
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the BAT file below.
Restore_Captures_Default_Location.bat
Download
Contents of .bat file for reference:
Code:
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
timeout /t 2 /nobreak >nul
if not exist "%UserProfile%\Videos\Captures" mkdir "%UserProfile%\Videos\Captures"
reg add "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders" /v "{EDC0FE71-98D8-4F4A-B920-C8DC133CB165}" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d %%USERPROFILE%%"\Videos\Captures" /f
attrib +r -s -h "%USERPROFILE%\Videos\Captures" /S /D
timeout /t 1 /nobreak >nul
start explorer.exe
2 Save the .bat file to your desktop or where you like.
3 Unblock the .bat file, and
run the .bat file.
4 You will now notice your screen temporarily go black as a command prompt opens and closes as explorer is restarted to apply the registry changes.
5 Copy any files you wanted from the incorrect Captures folder location into the now restored default
C:\Users\<username>\Videos\Captures folder location.
6 If you like, you can delete the incorrect Captures folder (not restored default folder).
7 When finished, you can delete the downloaded .bat file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn