Still auto-deleting my local captures

I have a simular issue. I accidentally deleted my "Captures" folder. And now all my captures are being saved to '\AppData\Local\Temp'

I want I created a new Captures folder in my videos, however all my screenshots and video captures are still being saved in 'Temp'

See if they are still available in the hard drive. (Captures Menu - Filter for "Saved in console")

The best is to explain how works the capture system in xbox one. When you capture a screenshot or a clip the first thing that the console do is save locally, in the hard drive and then will automatically (if you have cloud space available) upload to xbox live
server. Even if you delete or xbox live deletes the capture, it will be always available locally in the hard drive.

Hello XBF John,

First, thank you for your reply. So what I'm gathering is that even though my clips are off the Xbox network, and saved on my external hard drive, they are still subject to deletion? Why even give the option to store game clips to external drives if they will just be deleted anyway? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of this option?Also,

"Viewing it yourself counts as a view and saves a capture from deletion."

This does not apply to me because I've viewed my own clips several times and they still auto-delete.

I'll just save myself the headache and store them locally from now on.

So, it sounds like you are looking for locally stored captures? I thought captures uploaded to the cloud and then deleted from the local storage pretty quickly.

Are you seeing what you expect to find in local storage on Xbox Live as well?

Hello ! I'm Aymeric, an independent advisor, and I'm here to help !

I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your game captures, especially those memories with your friend.

Microsoft implemented a policy starting September 27, 2023, where game captures stored on the Xbox network are deleted after 90 days. Unfortunately, once these captures are deleted from the Xbox network, they cannot be recovered.

Sorry for the inconvenience..

Have you checked the local storage of your console ? If they were stored on your console, they might be still there. Locally stored clips are not affected by the 90-day deletion policy.

Please let me know if you have any other question !