Technical Inquiry: Overriding default path for snip.txt and file write permissions

[Marko2Pollo]

Hi.

I am using Snip to export track data for my streaming setup.

It is a wonderfully lightweight tool, but I am running into an issue where the software seems to have trouble consistently writing or updating the snip.txt file in its directory, likely due to Windows permission levels or background conflicts.

Could you please advise on the following?
Is there a hidden config file or startup argument where I can manually force Snip to change its default output directory to a custom, unrestricted path (e.g., a dedicated folder on another drive)?

Are there any known issues with specific text encodings (like UTF-8) that might cause external scripts to fail when trying to read the file while Snip is running?

Thank you for your time and for maintaining this great tool!

Marek

[GenesisFR]

Snip always outputs the TXT file in its directory and there's no way to change it (maybe with a symbolic link?).

If it's a Windows permission issue, check recently blocked apps in Controlled Folder Access to see if it was blocked and add it manually, or run this in an admin command prompt to add it programmatically:

powershell Add-MpPreference -ControlledFolderAccessAllowedApplications '%path_to_snip.exe%'

Or simply run Snip as admin or move it to a location where it won't have permission issues (ex: outside of Program Files or My Documents).