jarrod
jarrod

Is anyone else super particular about keeping their photo library pristine? Screenshots get taken, used, and deleted in short order.

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jarrod
jarrod

@jarrod If there were a separate library for screenshots that got the same top-level access for uploading/sharing like Photos, Camera, and Files, I’d be all about that.

A file selection context menu showing options for photos, taking a picture with the camera, and selecting a file form the document browser. Annotated below is a new option labeled “Screenshots?”

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Denny
Denny

@jarrod No screenshots allowed. I use a Shortcut to convert, resize and save to a folder in Files. I usually use any screenshots shortly after creating them and delete from Files.

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jarrod
jarrod

@kq 🙌

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jarrod
jarrod

@maique “Perfectly balanced. As all things should be.”

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jarrod
jarrod

@Denny Now there’s an interesting idea… 🤔 Would you be open to sharing that shortcut?

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JohnPhilpin
JohnPhilpin

@jarrod yup

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Denny
Denny

@jarrod Sure! www.icloud.com/shortcuts…

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jarrod
jarrod

@Denny Thanks! Is it a different shortcut take takes screenshot and passes it to this one then? I’ve thought about doing that, but would miss the hardware buttons and keyboard commands on iPadOS. On macOS, I’m thoroughly a CleanShot X guy.

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renevanbelzen
renevanbelzen

@jarrod Not all “screenshots” are actually shot from a screen. Sometime iOS mislabels the media type.

screenshot of a rough sketch

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Denny
Denny

@jarrod Oh, I’ve always just taken the screenshot using the standard keyboard shortcut because I sometimes want to crop it. Then I use the share sheet.

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jarrod
jarrod

@Denny ahh, gotcha. And it doesn’t end up in your photo library that way?

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Denny
Denny

@jarrod Nope. After cropping and using the Shortcut there’s an option to delete the screenshot so it never goes to Photos. There’s a trashcan on the top right or click done on the left and choose delete from the dropdown.

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jarrod
jarrod

@Denny Very cool. Thanks again.

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khurtwilliams
khurtwilliams

@jarrod yes. I’m not a fan of clutter.

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khurtwilliams
khurtwilliams

@jarrod my Photos look like this. I either delete or send to iCloud albums.

https://monkeyhill.llc/uploads/2023/media.png

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jarrod
jarrod

@khurtwilliams Whoa, that’s next level. You send them to a shared iCloud album then? I wish those got full quality.

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