Accidently deleted my "Captures" folder and now I can't record any gameplays with DVR on ...

Hi,

A possible reason why you can't change the folder to save screen recordings is that the components of your Game DVR is corrupted. We suggest that you reinstall the Xbox app on your computer. Please follow the instructions below:

1. Type Windows Powershell in search box.

2. Right click on Windows Powershell and select Run as administrator.  

3. Copy and paste the following command.   get-appxpackage *Microsoft.XboxApp* | remove-appxpackage 



4. Press Enter key.

After uninstalling the Xbox app, we suggest you to download and install the app again and check.

You can download the Xbox app from the following link.



Don't forget to let us know how it turns out.

Hello Kursaalflyer,

Thank you for your quick response.

It appears that the capture location for your external drive is saved to GameDVR folder and XboxCapture copies folder. When copying multiple copies it goes directly to Xbox Capture Copies folder while captures clip is directly saved to GameDVR folder.

The GameDVR folder in external storage is a folder that contains the game clips and screenshots that you have recorded using the Xbox Game DVR feature on your console. The Game DVR feature allows you to capture your gameplay moments and share them with your friends or on social media. After recording clips, your external drive can now be plugged into a PC, where the traditional video files can be extracted. This essentially turns your console into a simple capture card, allowing recordings to be locally transferred for use in PC-based editing software. All files created by Game DVR can be found under the "Game DVR" folder automatically created on your drive.

The Xbox capture copies folder in external drive is a folder that contains the copies of the game clips and screenshots that you have recorded using the Xbox Game DVR feature on your console and then transferred to your external drive. The Xbox Game DVR feature allows you to capture your gameplay moments and share them with your friends or on social media. By transferring your game captures to an external drive, you can save space on your internal drive, backup your captures, and access them on other devices.

You can edit both the files saved on the GameDVR folder and the Xbox capture copies folder using PC editing tools. The difference is that the files on the GameDVR folder are the ones that you have recorded directly to your external drive by setting it as your capture location, while the files on the Xbox capture copies folder are the ones that you have copied or moved from your internal drive to your external drive. Both folders contain the same type of files, which are MP4 video files for game clips and PNG image files for screenshots.

For your reference, see: Capture Xbox game clips to external storage | Xbox Support

We look forward to your response. Kindly let us know, if there is any misunderstanding or clarifications of our description by sending us a reply.



Sincerely,

Hello TheraYx,

In addition, the tutorial below can help show you how to move the Captures folder used for recorded game clips by Game DVR.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/87523-move-location-game-dvr-captures-folder-windows-10-a.html

Thanks for the reply, but I thought Upload and Game DVR captured 30 second clips only? I want to record 15+ mins of gameplay to upload.

What had most likely happened is that you have recorded so much then due to low space for the game dvr it won't record sound to make the files smaller to fit in. to delete them all you have to do is, go to games and apps and select Game dvr then select show
my captures then select manage and then highlight the clips you want to delete or select clear all. now you should be able to record with sound.