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54 changes: 54 additions & 0 deletions content/docs/YakShaver/onedrive-folder-structure.mdx
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title: 'OneDrive Folder Structure for YakShaver'
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Learn how to organize your OneDrive recordings folder for YakShaver to automatically process your videos
title: 'OneDrive Folder Structure for YakShaver'
date: '2025-07-09T13:00:00.000Z'
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## 📁 OneDrive Folder Structure

YakShaver monitors your OneDrive `/Recordings` folder and will automatically process any video files it finds, regardless of how they're organized within that folder structure.

### Supported Folder Structures

YakShaver works with flexible folder organization:

**Direct placement:**
- OneDrive/Recordings/video.mp4


**Tool-specific folders:**
- OneDrive/Recordings/Teams/video.mp4
- OneDrive/Recordings/Snagit/video.mp4
- OneDrive/Recordings/SnippingTool/video.mp4

**Project-based organization:**
- OneDrive/Recordings/Projects/MyProject/video.mp4
- OneDrive/Recordings/ClientWork/CompanyA/video.mp4

**Date-based organization:**
- OneDrive/Recordings/2025/January/video.mp4
- OneDrive/Recordings/2025/Week03/video.mp4

**Mixed organization:**
- OneDrive/Recordings/Teams/2025/ProjectA/video.mp4
- OneDrive/Recordings/Personal/Ideas/video.mp4

### Key Points

- **Automatic Detection:** YakShaver scans the entire `/Recordings` folder tree
- **Flexible Structure:** Organize recordings in any subfolder structure that works for you
- **No Naming Restrictions:** Folder names don't need to follow specific conventions
- **Nested Folders:** You can create folders within folders as deep as needed

### Best Practices

- Create tool-specific folders (e.g., `Teams`, `Snagit`, `SnippingTool`) to keep recordings organized
- Use project or client-based folders for work organization
- Consider date-based folders for long-term archival
- Avoid spaces in folder names to prevent potential issues with some tools

💡 **Tip:** You can reorganize your folder structure at any time - YakShaver will continue to process videos regardless of where they're located under `/Recordings`.
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## Setting up the Screenshot App

1. **⚠️ IMPORTANT:** YakShaver | Type **OFF** in the YakShaver Teams bot. This will prevent old videos from being processed.
2. In your OneDrive Recordings' folder, create a new Folder called `ScreenshotApp`, i.e. `OneDrive\Recordings\ScreenshotApp`
2. In your OneDrive Recordings' folder, create a new Folder called `ScreenshotApp`, i.e. `OneDrive/Recordings/ScreenshotApp`

📁 **Note:** See [OneDrive Folder Structure](./onedrive-folder-structure) for more flexible folder organization options.

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missing indentation. should we do > too?


3. Screenshot App | Press `CMD + Shift + 5` to open the Screenshot App
4. Screenshot App | Options
1. Save to | Select "Other Location", and choose the `ScreenshotApp` folder you created earlier
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1. Open Snagit Editor
2. In the toolbar, select **Edit | Editor Preferences**
3. Open the Library tab, and change the library location to your OneDrive Recordings' folder. i.e. `OneDrive/Recordings/Snagit/`

📁 **Tip:** See [OneDrive Folder Structure](./onedrive-folder-structure) for more information about organizing your recordings.

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Missing indentation. Should we do > for note?


4. Click OK, which will prompt you to restart Snagit

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### Setting up Snipping Tool

1. In your OneDrive Recordings folder, create a new Folder called `SnippingTool`, i.e. `OneDrive\Recordings\SnippingTool`

📁 **Note:** See [OneDrive Folder Structure](./onedrive-folder-structure) for more flexible folder organization options.

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Broken md here, add a new line after the note

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Also, missing indentation.

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2. Press "Windows" and search for "Snipping Tool" to open the Snipping Tool app
3. Go to Snipping Tool | Settings | In the "Screen recording" section
4. Change the folder to the `SnippingTool` folder you just created
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