> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://tellclip.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Save screenshots and use history

> Copy, save, reopen, reveal, or delete recent screenshots.

Tellclip can copy a screenshot, save a PNG, and keep a separate local history copy.

## Choose capture behavior

**1. Open screenshot settings**

Open Tellclip `Settings`. Select `Screenshots`.

Turn on `Copy to clipboard after capture` to copy each new screenshot.

Turn on `Save screenshots automatically` to write each screenshot as a PNG.

To use another folder, select `Choose…` under `Files`. Tellclip uses Downloads until you select another folder.

You can recover, copy, or save a recent screenshot from this menu.

The card can close after five seconds. Hover over the card to keep it open.

## Use the screenshot card

Hover over the card to show `Copy to clipboard`, `Edit`, and a save or trash action.

If the screenshot has a default style, the card also shows `Copy without style`.

## Use Recent Screenshots

**1. Open the history**

Select `Recent Screenshots…` from the Tellclip menu.

**2. Choose an action**

Select `Open in Editor`, `Copy Image`, `Save to`, `Reveal in Finder`, or `Delete from History`.

Tellclip keeps enabled history entries on this Mac for 30 days. Nothing in screenshot history uploads to Tellclip.

The history has a 2 GB disk budget. If the history exceeds this budget, Tellclip removes the oldest entries.

Deleting a saved PNG does not immediately delete its separate history copy. Deleting a history entry does not describe the saved-file state.

## Common errors

### A screenshot says Not saved

Select `Save to` in `Recent Screenshots`. Tellclip saves the PNG to the folder in screenshot settings.

### A saved screenshot is missing

Open `Recent Screenshots`. If the history entry exists, select `Save to` to create a new saved copy.

### Saving fails

Make sure that the destination folder is available. If the disk is full, free space and save again.

## Related pages

* [Capture a screenshot](https://tellclip.com/docs/screenshots/capture.md)
* [Annotate a screenshot](https://tellclip.com/docs/screenshots/annotate.md)
* [Screenshot support](https://tellclip.com/docs/support/editing-and-screenshots.md)


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