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So you took a screenshot on World of Warcraft with the simple process of Print + Screen. Now where is the folder?

For the original World of Warcraft game and its first expansion, The Burning Crusade, the location of the screenshots folder is found in the C:\ ---->  Program Files folder > World of Warcraft folder.

The problem is that in some computers, most notably computers with Windows Vista, the folder where the screenshots are located are virtual, which means they can't be seen on Windows Explorer. You have to type in a search for it using the Start Menu, the button at the bottom left of the keyboard with the Microsoft symbol.

Here is the location of the screenshot folder

C:\Users\\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Screenshots

The ‘User’ folder is the main name your system is based on (ex. John, Mary, etc.). If you own the computer, it's probably your name. If you use a laptop or desktop computer with Windows Vista, then the quickest way to find this folder is using the search for "AppData" and following the directions to the actual screenshots folder for WoW and BC. Then you can create a shortcut of that folder and place it on your desktop or any folder you want. The whole process is explained in here. But the bottom line is finding it quickly, with a few clicks.

• Search for "appdata" on the search bar and open the folder when it appears in the results at the top. The folder will be slightly transparent (because it is a virtual folder). This will open a new window with some folders.
  
• Now double-click the "Local" folder.
• Enter the "Virtual Store" folder; scroll down because it is most likely at the end of the list.
  
• Open "Program Files"
• Open "World of Warcraft"; it should be at the bottom.
• Open the "Screenshots" folder.
• Right click on the "Screenshots" folder and click on "Create Shortcut." Click and drag that new shortcut folder to the desktop or your My Documents folder. So instead of going through this whole process each time, all you have to do is click on the shortcut folder on your desktop and it will take you straight to the screenshots folder.

But wait...

Screenshots Folder Location for World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

On Wrath of the Lich King, the latest expansion of World of Warcraft, the folder is in another location. When you take screenshots on the WotLK client, all the newly taken shots go to the Public -> Games -> World of Warcraft -> Screenshots folder.

On Windows Vista, the "Public" folder can be found with the Start Menu search bar or you can just go to the "User" folder from the Start button menu (located at the top right when it pops up) to find the Public folder manually.

That's all there is to it. You can create a shortcut of this folder anywhere you want on your computer for quick access. If you can take a screenshot with a single click of a button, finding the folder should be easier to do.