diff --git a/common.nix b/common.nix
index 2608eb7..c544812 100644
--- a/common.nix
+++ b/common.nix
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ let
     }
   '';
 
-  post = "nvd diff $OLD_SYSTEM /run/current-system && (command -v record-update &>/dev/null && record-update $OLD_SYSTEM /run/current-system || true); rm -f \"$HOME\"/Pictures/Screenshots/*";
+  post = "nvd diff $OLD_SYSTEM /run/current-system && (command -v record-update &>/dev/null && record-update $OLD_SYSTEM /run/current-system || true)";
 
   # The server evaluates and builds for itself.
   localUpdate = "bash -c 'set -o pipefail && OLD_SYSTEM=$(readlink /run/current-system) && sudo nixos-rebuild switch $@ --refresh --flake ${flake} -L${buildLog} && ${post}' --";
diff --git a/settings/hyprland.nix b/settings/hyprland.nix
index 133df50..1ec16e3 100644
--- a/settings/hyprland.nix
+++ b/settings/hyprland.nix
@@ -263,8 +263,6 @@ in
             hl.env("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", "wayland;xcb")
             hl.env("SDL_VIDEODRIVER", "wayland")
             hl.env("_JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING", "1")
-            -- hyprshot save dir; it mkdir -p's this itself. `update` wipes it.
-            hl.env("HYPRSHOT_DIR", "/home/fred/Pictures/Screenshots")
             ${lib.optionalString isGaming ''
             -- GPU pinning — Navi 22 is card1 on the dual-GPU gaming box.
             hl.env("AQ_DRM_DEVICES", "/dev/dri/card1")
@@ -524,8 +522,11 @@ in
             -- Screenshots — Shift+Super+S matches GNOME binding
             -- Pin/unpin quickshell's focus grab around the region select so an
             -- open menu survives slurp's input grab (no-ops if qs isn't up).
-            hl.bind(mod .. " + SHIFT + S", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("sh -c 'qs ipc call screenshot pin; hyprshot -m region; qs ipc call screenshot unpin'"))
-            hl.bind("Print",               hl.dsp.exec_cmd("hyprshot -m output"))
+            -- --clipboard-only: nothing hits the disk, so there is no folder to
+            -- fill and no file for the notification to thumbnail. The bar draws
+            -- a camera glyph instead of holding a decoded screen-sized texture.
+            hl.bind(mod .. " + SHIFT + S", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("sh -c 'qs ipc call screenshot pin; hyprshot -m region --clipboard-only; qs ipc call screenshot unpin'"))
+            hl.bind("Print",               hl.dsp.exec_cmd("hyprshot -m output --clipboard-only"))
 
             -- Settings shortcut — Super+I matches GNOME binding
             hl.bind(mod .. " + I", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("pavucontrol"))
diff --git a/settings/quickshell.nix b/settings/quickshell.nix
index 57a88cc..504b9ff 100644
--- a/settings/quickshell.nix
+++ b/settings/quickshell.nix
@@ -2119,9 +2119,11 @@ in
                         elide: Text.ElideRight
                         maximumLineCount: _nc.bodyLines
                         wrapMode: Text.Wrap
-                        // ponytail: hyprshot's body is a noisy file path; the
-                        // "Screenshot saved" summary + the preview say enough.
-                        visible: text !== "" && !(_nc.notif && _nc.notif.appName === "Hyprshot")
+                        // hyprshot's body used to be a noisy save path and was
+                        // hidden. Under --clipboard-only it reads "Image copied
+                        // to the clipboard", which is the only thing correcting
+                        // its own "Screenshot saved" summary — nothing is saved.
+                        visible: text !== ""
                     }
                     Row {
                         spacing: 4
@@ -3888,7 +3890,7 @@ in
                 }
 
                 // Preview image for a notification: its image hint, else a
-                // file-path appIcon (e.g. hyprshot's saved shot). "" = none.
+                // file-path appIcon (e.g. album art on disk). "" = none.
                 function notifPreviewSource(notif) {
                     if (!notif) return "";
                     if (notif.image && notif.image !== "") return notif.image;
@@ -3897,6 +3899,15 @@ in
                     if (a.startsWith("/")) return "file://" + a;
                     return "";
                 }
+
+                // Glyph to fill the preview slot when there is no image to put
+                // there. Screenshots run --clipboard-only, so nothing is written
+                // to disk and there is no thumbnail to load — which is the point:
+                // a decoded 3440x1440 texture cost ~19MB per retained shot.
+                function notifPreviewIcon(notif) {
+                    if (!notif) return "";
+                    return notif.appName === "Hyprshot" ? "camera" : "";
+                }
                 // Jump to the window that sent a notification. Toplevel.activate()
                 // goes over wlr-foreign-toplevel — the same path a taskbar uses —
                 // so Hyprland follows it across workspaces. The app raising
@@ -6969,6 +6980,7 @@ in
                                 id: notifItem
                                 required property var modelData
                                 readonly property string previewSource: bar.notifPreviewSource(notifItem.modelData)
+                                readonly property string previewIcon: bar.notifPreviewIcon(notifItem.modelData)
                                 width: parent.width
 
                                 Item {
@@ -6994,10 +7006,11 @@ in
                                         }
                                     }
 
-                                    // Image preview (album art, screenshot thumb…)
+                                    // Image preview (album art…), or a glyph for
+                                    // senders that have no image worth loading.
                                     ClippingRectangle {
                                         id: notifPreview
-                                        visible: notifItem.previewSource !== ""
+                                        visible: notifItem.previewSource !== "" || notifItem.previewIcon !== ""
                                         anchors.left: parent.left
                                         anchors.top: parent.top
                                         width: 48; height: 48
@@ -7006,14 +7019,19 @@ in
                                         Image {
                                             anchors.fill: parent
                                             fillMode: Image.PreserveAspectCrop
-                                            // Decode to thumbnail height: without this a
-                                            // screenshot notification keeps a full-resolution
-                                            // 3440x1440 texture (~19MB) resident for as long
-                                            // as it is tracked — 30 retained notifications is
+                                            // Decode to thumbnail height: a full-resolution
+                                            // 3440x1440 texture is ~19MB resident for as long
+                                            // as the notification is tracked — 30 retained is
                                             // half a gigabyte of VRAM for 48px previews.
                                             sourceSize.height: 96
                                             source: notifItem.previewSource
                                         }
+                                        SIcon {
+                                            anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                            visible: notifItem.previewSource === ""
+                                            text: notifItem.previewIcon
+                                            font.pixelSize: 22
+                                        }
                                     }
 
                                     NotifContent {
@@ -7330,6 +7348,7 @@ in
                             color: Theme.cardBg
 
                             property string previewSource: bar.notifPreviewSource(toastItem.currentNotif)
+                            property string previewIcon: bar.notifPreviewIcon(toastItem.currentNotif)
 
                             // First child, so the action chips and the dismiss
                             // button still take their own clicks.
@@ -7343,10 +7362,10 @@ in
                                 }
                             }
 
-                            // Image preview (screenshot thumb, album art…)
+                            // Image preview (album art…), else the sender's glyph.
                             ClippingRectangle {
                                 id: toastPreview
-                                visible: toastCard.previewSource !== ""
+                                visible: toastCard.previewSource !== "" || toastCard.previewIcon !== ""
                                 anchors.left: parent.left
                                 anchors.top: parent.top
                                 anchors.margins: 8
@@ -7360,6 +7379,12 @@ in
                                     sourceSize.height: 96
                                     source: toastCard.previewSource
                                 }
+                                SIcon {
+                                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                                    visible: toastCard.previewSource === ""
+                                    text: toastCard.previewIcon
+                                    font.pixelSize: 22
+                                }
                             }
 
                             NotifContent {