Modern consoles like that Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and even the Nintendo Switch all have some very handy recording features. Want to take an awesome screenshot? There is a special button. Even recording long clips on Xbox and PlayStation is quite easy. And it’s even easier to share these images and recordings with friends. But sometimes it’s too easy to accidentally share things you don’t want your friends and family to see.
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Recently, RPG sensation 2023 Baldur’s Gate 3 caused a bit of trouble as the game contains, well, a lot of nudity and sex scenes. When capturing and uploading Scenes from these intimate moments, Xbox network security banned players who shared the game’s raunchier moments. Although Microsoft has begun lifting these bansit’s a reminder that some games contain content you may want to save for yourself. Baldur’s Gate 3 is not alone. Popular games like The Witcher 3, Mass effect, Cyberpunk 2077and myself Grand Theft Auto Vall have scenes with varying degrees of nudity.
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How to change who sees your pictures on Xbox Series X/S or Xbox One.
Change who can see your recordings
To get started, navigate to and select the Settings option using the gear at the top center of your Xbox’s dashboard. Navigate to “Account” and select “Privacy and online security.” Then select Xbox Privacy. Here you will see various default settings as well as the “View details and customize” option. Select this option and navigate to “Game Contents”.
The second option, “Others can see your recordings on Xbox,” should be set to “Only me” for maximum privacy, “Friends” if you want to share a recording with people you are friends with, and “All on.” the Xbox”. Internet” if you want to share your recordings with anyone who has an internet connection.
The next option: “You can see and upload community creations.” As with the previous settings, you have three options, with “Block” being the most restrictive. This ensures that you do not upload community creations such as screenshots and videos, but also prevents you from seeing community creations.
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If you return to privacy settings, you can also select “Sharing outside of Xbox” in Settings to control who can see and share content you create outside of the Xbox network.
Stop automatic uploads to the Xbox network
From the main Settings menu, navigate to Settings and select Capture and Share. Here you can globally determine whether you want to take recordings at all or not. You can deactivate automatic uploads to the Xbox network under “Automatic uploads” and in OneDrive.
Note that if you want to backup screenshots from your Xbox, you will have to do so manually to external storage if these settings are disabled. Since OneDrive is personal cloud storage tied to your Microsoft account, this is a great way to back up your screenshots and videos without making your recordings public.
