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Screenshot not saved

rated 0 times [ 4] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 840 / 2 Years ago, wed, september 7, 2022, 6:13:56

When taking a screenshot in Ubuntu 22.04 the image is not saved.

I pressed "Print Screen" key, selected the area, pressed the round button.

The image is available on the clipboard but is not saved to a file.

In the syslog the message appears:

gnome-shell[2715]: JS ERROR: Error capturing screenshot: Error: Array element (type filename) may not be null#012_storeScreenshot@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/screenshot.js:2066:48#012captureScreenshot@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/screenshot.js:2194:21#012async*_saveScreenshot@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/screenshot.js:1759:30#012_onCaptureButtonClicked@resource:///org/gnome/shell/ui/screenshot.js:1738:18#012Caused by: Error: Invalid element in array

Can this be fixed?

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answered 2 Years ago wheance · Accepted Answer

The reason it is not anymore working is that deleting the "Pictures" folder and recreating the folder removed its "special status". Gnome Shell locates your "Pictures" folder based on the value of XDG_PICTURES_DIR in the file ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs.

Edit the file ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs

Make sure there is an entry for XDG_PICTURES_DIR that reads like XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures".

Log out then back in.

Now, the screenshot tool should work normally again. If no folder "Screenshots" is present in ~/Pictures, that folder will automatically be created.