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I will show you how to ban screenshot and recordingon your Mac.
Please refer to it when you want to ban screenshots for security at school or work.
Overview
![Flowchart](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/3207258_s.jpg)
Workflow
While searching various sites, I found a way to use a system configuration file called “Profile” as a way to ban Mac screenshots.
![](https://derflounder.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot_disabled_message.png)
The advantages of using a profile are:
- You can change the settings at any time by installing / uninstalling the profile
- Just install / uninstall the profile, so you can save labor on multiple Macs
Operating environment
I have confirmed the operation in the following environment:
- macOS 10.14 Mojave (Intel Mac)
- macOS 10.15 Catalina (Intel Mac)
- macOS 11 Big Sur (Apple Silicon Mac)
① Screenshot prohibition setting
![Mac configuration](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/3232439_s.jpg)
▶ Click the link below to open the profile publishing page.
▶ When the page opens, click the link named “DisableScreenshotCreation.mobileconfig” to view the contents of the profile.
![DisableScreenshotCreation](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/prevent_screenshot_ja_01.jpg)
▶ When the contents of the profile are displayed, start an editor such as Apple genuine “TextEdit.app”, and then copy and paste the contents.
![DisableScreenshotCreation](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/prevent_screenshot_ja_03.jpg)
▶ After copying and pasting into the editor, save the file with the following settings:
File format | Plain text format |
File name | DisableScreenshotCreation.mobileconfig |
![Mac Textedit](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/prevent_screenshot_ja_04.jpg)
▶ After saving the profile, double-click it to launch the installation screen.
![Install profile](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/prevent_screenshot_ja_05.jpg)
▶ As shown in the figure, when you receive the notification of installation failure, open “System Preferences”.
Even if you don’t get a notification, open “System Preferences”.
![Mac Profile Installation Warning](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/prevent_screenshot_en_01.jpg)
▶ After opening System Preferences, click Profile.
![Mac "System Preferences"](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/prevent_screenshot_en_02.jpg)
▶ When the “Profile” opens, click the “Install” button.
![Mac "System Preferences" -> "Profile"](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/prevent_screenshot_en_03.jpg)
▶ Several confirmation screens will be displayed during the installation, but follow the instructions on each screen to proceed with the installation.
![Mac Profile Installation Confirmation](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/prevent_screenshot_en_04.jpg)
![Mac Profile Installation Confirmation](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/prevent_screenshot_en_05.jpg)
▶ When the image is displayed, the profile installation is complete.
![Mac "System Preferences" -> "Profile"](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/prevent_screenshot_en_06.jpg)
② Operation check
Try using keyboard shortcuts to see if screenshots are really banned.
Item | Keyboard Shortcut |
---|---|
① Capture full screen | shift + command ⌘ + 3 |
② Capture in any area | shift + command ⌘ + 4 |
③ Capture a window or menu | shift + command ⌘ + 4
and space |
④ Launch “Screenshot.app”
(macOS 10.14 Mojave or later) | shift + command ⌘ + 5 |
⑤ Capture touch bar
(Only touch bar models) | shift + command ⌘ + 6 |
If it is set rightly, when you press the keyboard shortcut, the error screen such as “Screenshot cannot be saved” is displayed as shown below.
![Mac "Screenshot can't be saved."](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/prevent_screenshot_en_07.jpg)
③ Lifting the screenshot ban
If you delete the installed profile, you will be able to take screenshots again.
The procedure is as follows.
▶ Open “System Preferences”.
▶ After opening System Preferences, click Profile.
![Mac "System Preferences"](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/prevent_screenshot_en_02.jpg)
▶ When the Profile appears, select the Disable Screenshot Creation icon from the left column, then click the – button-below the column.
Click to delete the profile and you will be able to take the screenshot again.
![Mac "System Preferences" -> "Profile"](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/prevent_screenshot_en_08.jpg)
Reference information
![](https://derflounder.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/screenshot_disabled_message.png)
![](https://yama-mac.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sozai_image_121695.png)
This is the end of this article.
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