Windows 10 Game DVR saving in C:\.... not in captures folder. Can't record anymore. Help!

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  1. Windows 10 Game DVR saving in C:\.... not in captures folder. Can't record anymore. Help!


    Okay. I messed up real bad. And I don't think there's a way to solve it, and I'm very distraught about it. I was trying to move my Captures folder to my C drive after it had been on my D drive. It moved all the files of the Captures folder to the C drive,
    not the folder itself. Now my Xbox Game DVR settings say "Save game clips and screenshots in C:\" The videos only show up when they're loose in the main C:\ folder. I tried creating a Videos folder and a Captures folder and moving them there, but it no longer
    recognizes them if I move them anywhere.

    As a result, I can't record any videos or take any screenshots. I just get the error message "Can't record now. Try again later." I
    need to change "save game clips and screenshots" to an actual folder, not just C:\. But I can't do this, because I can't move my whole C:\ folder into another folder. How do I get my videos back in a Captures folder so I can continue to use
    the Game Bar?? I've tried resetting the Xbox app and uninstalling and reinstalling it, restarting my computer multiple times, etc. The only way to change the location of where screenshots/videos are stored is by going into Properties --> Location and moving
    the folder. But they aren't in a folder anymore, and there's nowhere in the Settings of the Xbox app to change the location. So I can't do that. How do I fix this awful mess?? Please help!

    :)
     
    FacettedLake880, Dec 29, 2016
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  2. JooJSilvZ
    JooJSilvZ Guest
    Accidently deleted my "Captures" folder and now I can't record any gameplays with DVR on Windows 10

    There isn't a "Captures" folder inside my Videos library anymore, so I can't record any gameplay with the game DVR.

    When I press Windows logo + G it tells me to move back the folder. I already created one with the name "Captures" or even in portuguese "Capturas" but it is not recognised and I cannot record my gameplays.

    When I open the Xbox app on Windows 10 and go to options, Game DVR, it says: "Something went wrong. Try again later."

    So I can't change the folder to save my screen recordings.

    Is there anything that I can do?
     
    JooJSilvZ, Dec 29, 2016
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  3. Paul Bab
    Paul Bab Guest
    Game DVR always saves on C: even if i move the folder

    Hi,

    To see where your captures are saved, open the Xbox App, select Settings, and then select Game DVR. Under Saving captures, select Open folder to see your captures in File Explorer.

    By default, game clips and screenshots are saved in your Videos folder, in a folder named
    Captures. This can be moved to different places on your PC, including elsewhere on your hard drive or to external drives. Your Windows 10 PC saves the default storage to where the Captures folder is created.

    For more information, feel free to visit this
    link
    .

    Regards.
     
    Paul Bab, Dec 29, 2016
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  4. Shawn Brink Win User

    Xbox Game Bar on Windows 10

  5. Paul Bab Win User

    Game DVR always saves on C: even if i move the folder

    Hi,

    To see where your captures are saved, open the Xbox App, select Settings, and then select Game DVR. Under Saving captures, select Open folder to see your captures in File Explorer.

    By default, game clips and screenshots are saved in your Videos folder, in a folder named
    Captures. This can be moved to different places on your PC, including elsewhere on your hard drive or to external drives. Your Windows 10 PC saves the default storage to where the Captures folder is created.

    For more information, feel free to visit this
    link
    .

    Regards.
  6. XBF Diego M Win User

    Xbox Game DVR

    Hi Jay,

    I think what happened is that the game clip became corrupted when the game was closed and recording had not been stopped.

    Game clips and screenshots are saved in the File Explorer\Videos\Captures folder. Take a look in there to see if the game clip was saved but if it is not there then the clip was corrupted and likely didn't record.

    https://support.xbox.com/en-KY/xbox-on-windows/social/troubleshoot-game-dvr-windows-10
  7. FacultyManBruce Win User

    Can't Change Game Capture Location

  8. Tomm_A Win User

    Backup gaming clips

    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,

Thema:

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