The quickest way to find an NVIDIA screenshot or recording is to open the NVIDIA overlay with Alt + Z, select Gallery and open the file’s location on disk. The actual folder can be changed, so checking the overlay is more reliable than assuming every computer saves captures to one fixed path.
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Find captures in the current NVIDIA app
- Open the NVIDIA app and check that its overlay is enabled.
- Press Alt + Z, or use the overlay button in the app.
- Open Gallery and select a screenshot or video.
- Use the file-location or folder control shown for that capture.
NVIDIA’s app and overlay guide explains that Gallery appears after the first captures and lets you access their files on disk. Names and icons may change with updates.
What do the capture shortcuts save?
| Shortcut or feature | What to check |
|---|---|
| Alt + F1 | A screenshot, with the default shortcut configuration. |
| Alt + F9 | A recording started or stopped with the default recording shortcut. |
| Instant Replay | Whether you actually saved the buffered clip. |
| Highlights | Support and settings for the particular game. |
Look at the hotkeys shown in your overlay if yours differ. A running replay buffer is not the same as a permanently saved clip.
Check or change the save folder
Open the overlay’s settings cog and look for the file, storage or recording-location controls. Choose a folder you can identify, check that the drive has space, and make a short test recording. Then use Gallery to confirm where the new file went.
Your Windows Videos folder is a sensible place to look for earlier recordings, but folders can be redirected or customized. Changing the save setting does not automatically move files that were saved somewhere else before.
Still using GeForce Experience?
Older installations can show a different Gallery layout. Open their Alt + Z overlay and look for Gallery or the recording settings. Use the folder recorded in that installation rather than following screenshots from a different app version.
If an overlay feature is unavailable, check the app, GPU and feature requirements with NVIDIA. Our DxDiag guide helps identify the installed graphics hardware, but owning an NVIDIA GPU alone does not prove a capture was made.
Was the picture captured by a different tool?
Windows Game Bar, Steam, a game’s own photo mode and a browser download can each save somewhere different. For Game Bar, open Windows’ Captures settings and use its folder control. For Steam, check its Recordings & Screenshots window. If a cloud-gaming session ran in your browser, check the capture tool or download history that actually created the file.
Once found, copy an important clip to your backup before deleting or reinstalling software. For editing a screenshot, our GIMP background-removal guide explains working on a copy. Our Chrome URL guide also covers opening the browser’s Downloads page.