Frequently Asked Questions

How I change the scratch disk location for Snapz?

Last Updated Sep 20, 2010

Snapz writes the temporary files to your ~/Library/Caches/Snapz Pro X/ folder. Since captures can consume a lot of disk space, some users may wish to move the scratch disk off to another drive. You can do this as of Snapz Pro X 2.2.3:

1. Bring Snapz Pro X on your screen and press Command-Q to quit the application
2. Create a folder entitled "Snapz Pro X" in your desired location
3. Place an alias of that folder in your ~/Library/Caches/
4. Delete the original Snapz Pro X folder in ~/Library/Caches/. You should only have the alias entitled "Snapz Pro X". The alias will be indicated with the arrow cursor in the lower left of the icon.
5. Launch Snapz and test is out. You should see the .rVid file in its new location once you stop a capture or use the Save Later option.

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