{"id":"bridge-devices.can-two-macs-share-a-clipboard-with-bridge","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/can-two-macs-share-a-clipboard-with-bridge","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"clipboard-sharing","title":"Clipboard sharing"},"question":"Can two Macs share a clipboard with Bridge?","alt_questions":["Mac to Mac clipboard with Storage Studio","Share clipboard between my two Macs","Clipboard sharing with another Mac running Storage Studio","Bridge clipboard Colab","Copy on one Mac, find it on the other"],"short_answer":"Yes. Paired Macs running Storage Studio each have a “Share my clipboard with …” switch; turn it on and copies land in the other Mac's Junk Yard. Apple's Universal Clipboard is a separate feature.","answer_markdown":"Yes. Once two Macs running Storage Studio are paired, each has a **Share my clipboard with …** switch for the other. Turn it on and what you copy on one turns up in the other's **Junk Yard**.\n\nIf both Macs are signed into the same iCloud account, Apple's own Universal Clipboard may also copy things across — that's separate from Bridge and controlled in System Settings.\n\n- [Pair two Macs](/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-pair-two-macs-running-storage-studio)\n- [Universal Clipboard](/faq/junk-yard/)","answer_html":"

Yes. Once two Macs running Storage Studio are paired, each has a Share my clipboard with … switch for the other. Turn it on and what you copy on one turns up in the other's Junk Yard.

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If both Macs are signed into the same iCloud account, Apple's own Universal Clipboard may also copy things across — that's separate from Bridge and controlled in System Settings.

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Bridge & your devices · Clipboard sharing

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Can two Macs share a clipboard with Bridge?

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Short answer: Yes. Paired Macs running Storage Studio each have a “Share my clipboard with …” switch; turn it on and copies land in the other Mac's Junk Yard. Apple's Universal Clipboard is a separate feature.

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Yes. Once two Macs running Storage Studio are paired, each has a Share my clipboard with … switch for the other. Turn it on and what you copy on one turns up in the other's Junk Yard.

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If both Macs are signed into the same iCloud account, Apple's own Universal Clipboard may also copy things across — that's separate from Bridge and controlled in System Settings.

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