Game Bar default captures folder is not present...

Discus and support Game Bar default captures folder is not present... in XBoX on Windows to solve the problem; With a fresh install of Win 10 on my Surface Tablet, I cannot find the "Captures" folder that is in the "Temp" directory. How do I reset the folders... Discussion in 'XBoX on Windows' started by JimEllis5, Nov 13, 2020.

  1. JimEllis5
    JimEllis5 Guest

    Game Bar default captures folder is not present...


    With a fresh install of Win 10 on my Surface Tablet, I cannot find the "Captures" folder that is in the "Temp" directory. How do I reset the folders preferences... and please dont tell me to use the icon with the file manager.... there is NO folder inside
    the temp folder to move.

    Thanks

    J

    :)
     
    JimEllis5, Nov 13, 2020
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  2. Kittenflap Win User

    Xbox Game DVR: Unable to find captures?

    No, I am not able to access the original 'Captures' folder from the Videos folder in the C Drive as I moved it to a portable hard drive. I created a new 'Captures' folder in the C Drive, but the Game Bar doesn't want to recognize it as a new one, that's
    my issue. Is there a way to make the new folder a default location for new captures?
  3. XBF Diego M Win User

    Xbox App Game DVR

    Hey there!

    When you started capturing your clips did you start capturing them in the external HD, or did you save them to the default file drive which is C:\users\%username%\Videos\Captures?

    I would suggest trying to capture a new game clip without your external HD plugged in to see what it says when it asks you where you want to save the clips.

    Also what do you see when you open up your captures folder from the Game Bar?

    To see where your captures are saved, open Game bar and select the My captures folder, or press the
    Start button, choose Settings > Gaming >
    Captures. Press the Open folder button to see your captures in File Explorer.

    By default, game clips and screenshots are saved in your Videos folder (named
    Captures). The Captures folder can be moved to different places on your PC.

    There should also be a help link when you select Captures that says "How to save to a different folder".

    Try that out and let us know what happens.
  4. XBF Eladio M Win User

    Game DVR, lo hizo de nuevo :( [Mod Translation - Game DVR, did it again]

    Hey Z3N3K

    Thank you for taking the time to post this on the Xbox Forums. We understand that you are currently experiencing difficulties with recording content.

    If you haven't already, I recommend that you review the
    Troubleshooting Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10
    article and see if some of these techniques work for you.

    Additionally, it would be worth trying to save your captures to a different location and see if that helps alleviate the message that states there is nothing to record.

    To see where your captures are saved, open Game bar and select the My captures folder, or press the
    Start button, choose Settings > Gaming >
    Captures. Press the Open folder button to see your captures in File Explorer.

    By default, game clips and screenshots are saved in your
    Videos folder (named Captures). The Captures folder can be moved to different places on your PC.

    There should also be a help link when you select Captures that says "How to save to a different folder".

    I hope this is of some use to you.
  5. StuartATrueRed Win User

    xbox windows app

    If you have not changed the default location, then they will be in a folder named captures, which should be in your default videos folder.
  6. Rynn21 Win User

    Game Bar Captures Folder Missing

    I did exactly as this link shows, but redirecting to a slave drive's root.

    The difference is, I didn't create a new folder on the separate drive before clicking ok. Somehow that made the real Captures folder go into the abyss.

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

    The capture folder is now completely missing. It cannot be located, and every time I re-open the game bar now it has decided to place where captures are saved in a different odd place. It went from the root of the slave drive of where I tried to move the captures
    folder to, to the Videos folder, to the temp folder, and now to the system recovery partition. It's acting weird. I even uninstalled and reinstalled the game bar. No change.
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