How to Remove Mac Screenshots From the Desktop
Yesterday we showed you how to get rid of your cluttered Mac desktop . But if you just want your Mac to stop saving screenshots to your desktop, commenter Yags has a solution. Just enter a couple of commands into your Mac’s Terminal application and your computer will create these images in a different folder.
To change the settings back, re-enter the command with the path to the folder on your desktop (or drag this folder from the Finder).
Yag also points to a free alternative to Declutter, a technique that uses the built-in Automator app to automatically move desktop files to other folders .