How to fix screen recording issues with QuickTime on iMac?

On my iMac when I try to screen record with QuickTimeplayer or the screen shot app after a few seconds it stops recording!


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Original Title: imac recording not working!

iMac 24″, macOS 15.5

Posted on Jun 28, 2025 3:57 AM

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Jun 28, 2025 6:31 AM in response to RomanEmpire2000

what location are you using as your "save to" location? I have, in the past, encountered issues with recordings stopping / not saving unexpectedly (especially with longer ones) whenever I have selected anything other than "desktop" as my "save to" location. this has been especially true when "save to" is set to an external drive. so I now use "desktop" as my "save to" every time and afterwards I move them to my desired location manually. I haven't had an issue since.

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