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MacOS X script to setup a desktop folder for all new screen shots and to move existing Screen Shots to this folder. Created for a coworker and wrapped in an app
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Screen Shot Setup
tell application "Finder"
set p to path to desktop -- Or whatever path you want
make new folder at p with properties {name:"ScreenCaps"}
end tell
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string png"
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -boolean-neg"
do shell script "defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/ScreenCaps"
tell application "System Events"
move (every file of desktop folder whose name starts with "Screen Shot") to "~/Desktop/ScreenCaps"
end tell
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