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HP OfficeJet 5745 e-All-in-One Printer
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I'm never sure where my scanned document will end up in the computer.  Is there a way to establish one folder for receiving scans?

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Thanks for the reply Rainbow23.  I was aware of the "My Documents" and "My Scans" folders but, somewhere along the way, the scans were not going to those folders.  I was looking for specific steps that I needed to take to be able to set the folder destination.  I eventually resolved the problem using the following steps:

  • Click on the printer to open the printer data/details.
  • Click on "SCAN"
  • Click on "Scan a Document or Photo".
  • In the "Scan shortcut settings" section, click on "More".
  • In the "Detailed shortcut settings" section, click on "Destination".
  • In this section you can click on the "Browse" button search in File Explorer for the folder you want to use.
  • You also select different folders for PDF vs JPEG.

My printer is an HP Officejet 5740 series.  These steps may be different for other printers.

Hope this helps others.

 

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Hi @PapaJohn51,


Welcome to HP Support Community. 
Thank you for posting your query, I will be glad to help you.

 

I see that you were facing issues in finding the scanned image on your computer.

 

-Usually, when you connect a scanner to your computer, Windows PC saves scanned documents in either the "My Documents" or "My Scans" folder by default.

But for a Windows 10 user, you may find the files in the "Pictures" folder, especially if you saved them as images, such as .jpg, .jpeg, or .png.

 

I hope this helps.
Take care and have a good day.

 

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Thanks for the reply Rainbow23.  I was aware of the "My Documents" and "My Scans" folders but, somewhere along the way, the scans were not going to those folders.  I was looking for specific steps that I needed to take to be able to set the folder destination.  I eventually resolved the problem using the following steps:

  • Click on the printer to open the printer data/details.
  • Click on "SCAN"
  • Click on "Scan a Document or Photo".
  • In the "Scan shortcut settings" section, click on "More".
  • In the "Detailed shortcut settings" section, click on "Destination".
  • In this section you can click on the "Browse" button search in File Explorer for the folder you want to use.
  • You also select different folders for PDF vs JPEG.

My printer is an HP Officejet 5740 series.  These steps may be different for other printers.

Hope this helps others.

 

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