Xbox game bar captured clips wont open in folder

I'm Samy an independent advisor.

Welcome to the community. How are you?

Try moving the folder to another drive on your PC. Or open Xbox Companion, try to locate your captures and re-download them.

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.

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.

Hello Beyoso143, My name is Khaji I am the independent advisor and I will be happy to help you today.

It appears that you're experiencing an issue with the Xbox Game Bar's gallery tab. Instead of displaying the clips you've saved, it shows icons from games. When you click "open in file explorer," it takes you to your Local Disk, indicating that the issue may be related to that.

Here are a few troubleshooting steps you can try:

1. Close the Xbox Game Bar completely and clear its cache. To do this, press Windows Key + R, type "%appdata%" (without quotes), and press Enter. Locate the "Microsoft" folder, open it, and delete the "Xbox Game Bar" folder. Restart your computer and check if the issue persists.

2. Make sure that the default save location for your game clips is set correctly. Open the Xbox app on your PC, go to Settings > Captures, and ensure that the "Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar" option is enabled. Also, check the "Save captures" option and verify the location where your clips are being saved.

3. If the issue continues, you can try reinstalling the Xbox Game Bar. Press Windows Key + I to open the Settings app, go to Apps > Apps & features, search for "Xbox Game Bar," click on it, and select "Uninstall." Afterward, restart your computer, open the Microsoft Store, search for "Xbox Game Bar," and reinstall it from there.

4. Verify the settings in File Explorer to ensure that it displays the correct content. Open File Explorer, go to the "View" tab, click on "Options," and then select "Change folder and search options." In the "View" tab of the Folder Options window, make sure that the "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" option is selected. Apply the changes and check if you can access your clips from the Xbox Game Bar.

Thank you very much for your patience and understanding! If you need anything else, do not hesitate to contact us again.

Do I take it this is the path where you are looking:

"To find your game clips and screenshots, select the Start button, then go to Settings > Gaming > Captures and select Open folder."

Try opening Game Bar (Win+G) and then click on the Capture icon (the little camera picture)...does it show anything if you click on "show all captures"

How are you recording video/taking screenshots? Are you using Game Bar or something else?