If you would like to specify a save location for images scanned with IJ Scan Utility, follow the steps below.
macOS users, please click here.
Windows
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Start IJ Scan Utility.
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Click Settings.
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Click on the appropriate scan option on the left, depending on what you are scanning. In this example, Photo Scan is selected.
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Click the Save in drop down menu and click Add....
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In the Select Destination Folder window, click Add.
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In the Browse for Folder window, find the folder that you want your saved images to go to. Click that folder, then click OK.
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In the Select Destination Folder window, the folder you selected will now be listed. Make sure it is highlighted, then click OK.
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In the Settings window, make sure that the folder you specified is selected for Save in:. Then, click OK.
![](/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Software/IJ%20Scan%20Utility/Windows/Change%20Save%20Location/win-6.jpg)
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Proceed with scanning.
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macOS
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Start IJ Scan Utility. Depending on your model, you'll open IJ Scan Utility, IJ Scan Utility2, or IJ Scan Utility Lite.
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Click Settings.
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Click on the appropriate scan option on the left, depending on what you are scanning. In this example, Photo Scan is selected.
![](/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Software/IJ%20Scan%20Utility/Mac/Change%20Save%20Location/Mac-1.jpg)
Click the Save in drop down menu and click Add....
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Click the Plus (+) sign.
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Find the folder that you want your saved images to go to. Click that folder, then click Open.
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The folder you selected will now be listed. Make sure it is highlighted, then click OK.
![](/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Software/IJ%20Scan%20Utility/Mac/Change%20Save%20Location/Mac-4.jpg)
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In the Settings window, make sure that the folder you specified is selected for Save in:. Then, click OK.
![](/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Software/IJ%20Scan%20Utility/Mac/Change%20Save%20Location/Mac-5.jpg)
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Proceed with scanning.
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