Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The odds are that you take most screenshots on your Mac to show someone something or to briefly capture something else, not to build up a mass of image files. Try going to Settings, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts and the Screenshots. In there, you can untick “Save picture of screen as a file” and instead tick “Copy picture of screen to the clipboard.” Then when you take a shot, it’s ready to paste into an email and isn’t taking up your storage.
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Watch the 58keys Writing Workshop videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCtk0vyOGM40dh0gwg17tWI70Y1Qhh4Sj&si=qa8uc8vtOxHs9dlg
If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won't. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.
The odds are that you take most screenshots on your Mac to show someone something or to briefly capture something else, not to build up a mass of image files. Try going to Settings, Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts and the Screenshots. In there, you can untick “Save picture of screen as a file” and instead tick “Copy picture of screen to the clipboard.” Then when you take a shot, it’s ready to paste into an email and isn’t taking up your storage.
LINKS:
Buy Me a Coffee: https://coff.ee/williamgallagher
Support 58keys on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=86274276J
oin the Writer's Mailing list too: eepurl.com/gQTqTT
Buy my book on Amazon US: amzn.to/3KhF19P
Or Amazon UK: amzn.to/3IzZm94
Watch the 58keys Writing Workshop videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCtk0vyOGM40dh0gwg17tWI70Y1Qhh4Sj&si=qa8uc8vtOxHs9dlg
If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won't. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.
