Where are desktop pictures stored?

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neuby

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A few weeks ago, I found a great picture on a website (AVWEB) that I wanted to set to my desktop. I control-clicked on it in Safari, and chose 'set as desktop picture', and voila - it is.

Now, I would like to replace it, but I want to save this picture. Problem is, I don't know what the OS called it, (so I can't search for it by name), and I don't know where it is stored. (Doesn't appear in my 'pictures' folder).

Where does the OS store such pictures? I am unwilling to experiment, as I don't want to lose this shot.

ADVthanksANCE
 
Bob - thanks for replying. Not there though (checked under both the system library, and the user/library. Nothing. Just the original generic desktop pictures that shipped with osx.

Did a general search for 'desktop pictures' and found some cache files that won't open in a graphic app, but WILL open in BBEdit. BBedit reports them as 'code' but also includes original file path info for them (there are four), and they are not the file I am looking for.

Dang - this information EXISTS on my computer - I just can't FIND it!!
 
how about control-click on your desktop, choose : change desktop background, (it will open Desktop&Screensaver), the name of the actual wallpaper should show next to it ? Once located move the file to Library/desktop Pictures where you could create a new folder for "custom" wallpapers. :)
 
Ha! found it. I was confused, as the desktop/screensaver panel would not show a picture of the current image, but it DID show the name. Searched for that - no hits. Followed a hunch and set types to visible/invisible and found it!

Thanks for your help.
 
When you set an image from the web as the Mac OS X desktop paper, it is stored in your user folder under 'Pictures'.
 
I am also looking for a long time
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