Deleted the Game DVR Captures folder

Random Peson · Feb 26, 2018

I deleted the captures folder and now game DVR won't work.

Is there any way for me to restore it?

The Game DVR setting page says the following:

As you can see, it isn't saving the files anywhere, so when I attempt to record something, I get this error:

I have attempted to recreate the folder, but It still refuses to save game clips. Is there anything I can do?

IMO it was very silly of Microsoft to make Game DVR not have an option to change the location.

The only possible solution I can think of is reinstalling Windows.

:)

aCiD2wolf · Feb 26, 2018

DVR Games "Capture" folder

Hello,

I was in the settings of the Xbox app on my PC and i wanted to record games so i decided to go to the DVR Games settings. The problem is that i changed the place of the "Capture" folder and i might have deleted it so now my records are just being in the
place i set but not in the folder "Capture" (they are no longer in a folder, clean and so on). So i wanted to know how can i recreate a folder to put them in because when i go to select a place to put them, i just open folders but i can't select one (in the
"open a folder" section).

I need help

Btw I speak french so maybe the folder "Capture" has an other name.

KARmA NEPAL · Feb 26, 2018

Windows Game DVR

please read this article

How to change Windows 10's Game DVR Captures folder location

Jomari Arc · Feb 26, 2018

Hi,

It looks like the components of your app have something to do with the error message that you are getting. To resolve DVR issues, You may refer to this link to
troubleshoot Game DVR on Windows 10.

We'll keep an eye on your response.

Jomari Arc

Hi,

It looks like the components of your app have something to do with the error message that you are getting. To resolve DVR issues, You may refer to this link to
troubleshoot Game DVR on Windows 10.

We'll keep an eye on your response.

Shawn Brink

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

FacultyManBruce

Here is a step by step guide on how to change your Capture Folder location. Hope this helps.

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-change-game-dvr-captures-folder-location-windows-10

Tomm_A

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,

KARmA NEPAL

please read this article

https://www.windowscentral.com/how-change-game-dvr-captures-folder-location-windows-10

Deleted the Game DVR Captures folder