{"id":4611,"date":"2026-02-12T23:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ca\/?p=4611"},"modified":"2026-02-12T23:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:04:27","slug":"how-to-change-the-save-location-for-scanned-documents-in-windows-10-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.peacedoorball.blog\/ca\/how-to-change-the-save-location-for-scanned-documents-in-windows-10-11\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Change the Save Location for Scanned Documents in Windows 10\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"

By default, when using the Windows Fax and Scan app, scanned documents end up in the Scanned Documents<\/strong> folder inside your Documents<\/strong> directory. It\u2019s kind of weird, but this is baked into Windows\u2014no matter if you choose Save As afterward, it\u2019ll still auto-save there. If you\u2019re a heavy scanner, that can quickly fill up your system drive, especially if you\u2019re scanning a ton of stuff regularly. Moving that folder somewhere else is a smart move, because the system drive is usually wiped or reinstalled at some point, and losing all your scanned files would be annoying.<\/p>\n

So, the goal here is to change the default save location \u2014 basically telling Windows to save those scans somewhere else. There are a couple of ways to do this, depending on whether you want to move just the Scanned Documents<\/strong> folder or the whole Documents<\/strong> folder that it\u2019s part of. The simpler way involves just moving the entire Documents folder, but if you only want to relocate the scans, the second method with symbolic links might be better. Honestly, on one setup it worked pretty straightforward, on another…not so much. Windows can be weird with this stuff.<\/p>\n

How to Change the Default Scanned Documents Folder in Windows 10\/11<\/h2>\n

Method 1: Moving the Entire Documents Folder (Includes Scanned Documents)<\/h3>\n

This is the easiest if you\u2019re cool with moving everything inside Documents<\/strong>. Since Scanned Documents<\/em> is nested here, moving the whole thing effectively changes where scans go. Just be aware that it\u2019ll move everything under Documents<\/strong>, not just scans. For most, that\u2019s fine, but if you want to keep your downloads and other stuff in the original location, skip to Method 2.<\/p>\n

When you change the Documents<\/strong> folder location, all contents get moved automatically. Here\u2019s how to do it:<\/p>\n