How to View Screen Saver Photos on a Macintosh

All new Mac computers come with several preset screen savers. When selected, these screen saver options rotate through a series of Apple images. However, users cannot set any of these images as their desktop pictures, because the files are stored in a separate location. This article explains how to retrieve the screen saver images in order to use them as desktop pictures.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Mac running OS X 10.5 or later

1. Open a new Finder window by clicking the Finder icon in the dock.

2. Select the base level of your hard drive from the Devices menu on the left side of the Finder window.

3. Navigate to System/Library/Screen Savers and select the screen saver you wish to view.

4. Right-click on the desired screen saver and choose "Show Package Contents." A new Finder window will open.

5. Navigate to Contents/Resources in the new window to find all of the images associated with the screen saver. These JPEG files can now be saved elsewhere and used as desktop pictures.