How do I make scanner stop using monthly folders

[Shortstop21]

When I used to scan documents to my computer the Solution Center would ask if I wanted to use monthly folders to store my scans in.  Now it automatically uses monthly folders to store my scans in.  How do I stop making it do that?  I just want it to store my scanned documents in My Documents/ My Scans folder and not in a monthly folders?

[sandytechy20]

@Shortstop21

Welcome to HP forums, I see that you want to change the default folder to save the scanned documents.

Use the Destination setting in HP Scan to set the Save To Folder location on your computer.

1. Search Windows for HP, and then select your printer.

   HP Printer Assistant opens.

2. Click Scan, and then click Scan a Document or Photo.

   HP Scan opens.

3. Select a shortcut, and then click Advanced Settings or More.

4. Click Destination, and then click Browse.

5. Select the folder in the Browse for Folder window, and then click OK.

6. Click OK or the Save icon  in the shortcut.

7. Repeat these steps for each scan shortcut.

You can refer to this HP document for more assistance:- Click here

Let me know how it goes.

To thank me for my efforts to help you, please mark my post as an accepted solution so that it benefits several others.

Cheers.

[Shortstop21]

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@sandytechy20 wrote:

@Shortstop21

Welcome to HP forums, I see that you want to change the default folder to save the scanned documents.

Use the Destination setting in HP Scan to set the Save To Folder location on your computer.

1. Search Windows for HP, and then select your printer.

   HP Printer Assistant opens.

2. Click Scan, and then click Scan a Document or Photo.

   HP Scan opens.

3. Select a shortcut, and then click Advanced Settings or More.

4. Click Destination, and then click Browse.

5. Select the folder in the Browse for Folder window, and then click OK.

6. Click OK or the Save icon  in the shortcut.

7. Repeat these steps for each scan shortcut.

You can refer to this HP document for more assistance:- Click here

Let me know how it goes.

To thank me for my efforts to help you, please mark my post as an accepted solution so that it benefits several others.

Cheers.

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Thanks for your help, Sandytechy20.  the instructions you gave are a little different than my setup.  I have the HP Solution Center Icon that I click on when I want to scan something.  Then I click on the scan document button and that brings up the "scan shortcut" window.  I normally used the default "document to PDF File button, which would then open up the "safe to file options" where I would uncheck the "use monthly sub-folder" option.  Somehow I must have accidently gone into the "scan button settings and inadvertantly unchecked the "prompt for settings at time of the scan" and that made it automatically send the scan into a monthly folder.    

However I was able to make a scan shortcut per your instructions.  Now when I click on the "scan document" button it brings up the scan shortcuts window and I choose the shortcut I created and it send the scanned file to the "my scans" folder like I wanted.  

Thanks again for your help.

[Barachiel]

@Shortstop21

It looks like you were interacting with @sandytechy20., but he is out for the day & I'll be glad to help you out, 

I'm the Barachiel & I'm at your service.

Thank you for the update,

I appreciate your time and efforts, 

I'm glad you found the solution for this concern.

You've been great to work with and it has been a genuine pleasure interacting with you.

I hope both you and your product works great and remain healthy for a long time 😉 

Take care now and do have a fabulous week ahead. 🙂