Where Does Lightshot Store Settings and Uploads?
Lightshot keeps a small INI in AppData Local, uploading to prntscr links rather than saving files by default.
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Lightshot uploads captures to prntscr links instead of saving files, so there is no screenshot folder to find. Its local footprint is one INI file with hotkeys and account options.
That upload first design confuses backup seekers. History lives in the browser gallery when logged in, not on disk. The INI only remembers how the tool behaves.
Where Lightshot stores this, by platform
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Lightshot\Lightshot.ini
Hotkeys and options. Captures upload to prnt.sc links or copy to clipboard per settings. Local saving needs enabling in options first.
Frequently asked questions
where are my lightshot screenshots saved
On prntscr servers as links, unless local saving is enabled. Check the gallery when logged in, since no local folder holds them by default.
how do i make lightshot save files locally
Enable the save option in Lightshot settings and set a folder. Until then every capture uploads or sits on the clipboard only.
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