{"id":"bridge-devices.how-does-bridge-clipboard-sharing-work","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-clipboard-sharing-work","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"clipboard-sharing","title":"Clipboard sharing"},"question":"How does clipboard sharing work with Bridge?","alt_questions":["Copy on PC and paste on Mac","Does Bridge share copy and paste?","Universal clipboard between Windows and Mac","Send clipboard to another device","Bridge clipboard sync"],"short_answer":"Turn on “Share my clipboard with …” for a device, and what you copy on either side — text, images, files and folders — appears in the other's Junk Yard as a scrap. Click it to copy it. Passwords are never shared.","answer_markdown":"Turn on **Share my clipboard with …** for a device, and whatever you copy on one side — text, images, files and folders — turns up in the other side's **Junk Yard** as a new scrap. Click the scrap to copy it when you want it.\n\nReceived items are never dropped straight onto your clipboard, so nothing you've copied gets quietly replaced. Clipboard sharing is off until you switch it on, and it's set separately for each device. Passwords are never shared.\n\n- [Where do received items go?](/faq/junk-yard/)\n- [Passwords](/faq/bridge-devices/does-bridge-share-passwords-i-copy)\n- [Junk Yard](/faq/junk-yard/)","answer_html":"<p>Turn on <strong>Share my clipboard with …</strong> for a device, and whatever you copy on one side — text, images, files and folders — turns up in the other side&#39;s <strong>Junk Yard</strong> as a new scrap. Click the scrap to copy it when you want it.</p>\n<p>Received items are never dropped straight onto your clipboard, so nothing you&#39;ve copied gets quietly replaced. Clipboard sharing is off until you switch it on, and it&#39;s set separately for each device. Passwords are never shared.</p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Where do received items go?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/does-bridge-share-passwords-i-copy\">Passwords</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a></li></ul>","answer_text":"Turn on Share my clipboard with … for a device, and whatever you copy on one side — text, images, files and folders — turns up in the other side's Junk Yard as a new scrap. Click the scrap to copy it when you want it.\n\nReceived items are never dropped straight onto your clipboard, so nothing you've copied gets quietly replaced. Clipboard sharing is off until you switch it on, and it's set separately for each device. Passwords are never shared.\n\n- Where do received items go?\n- Passwords\n- Junk Yard","tags":["bridge","clipboard","junk yard"],"related":[{"id":"bridge-devices.does-bridge-share-passwords-i-copy","question":"Does Bridge share passwords I copy?","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/does-bridge-share-passwords-i-copy"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How does clipboard sharing work with Bridge? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Turn on “Share my clipboard with …” for a device, and what you copy on either side — text, images, files and folders — appears in the other's Junk Yard as a scrap. Click it to copy it. Passwords are never shared.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Bridge & your devices","path":"/faq/bridge-devices/"},{"name":"How does clipboard sharing work with Bridge?","path":"/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-clipboard-sharing-work"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-clipboard-sharing-work","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How does clipboard sharing work with Bridge?","alternateName":["Copy on PC and paste on Mac","Does Bridge share copy and paste?","Universal clipboard between Windows and Mac","Send clipboard to another device","Bridge clipboard sync"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Turn on Share my clipboard with … for a device, and whatever you copy on one side — text, images, files and folders — turns up in the other side's Junk Yard as a new scrap. Click the scrap to copy it when you want it.\n\nReceived items are never dropped straight onto your clipboard, so nothing you've copied gets quietly replaced. Clipboard sharing is off until you switch it on, and it's set separately for each device. Passwords are never shared.\n\n- Where do received items go?\n- Passwords\n- Junk Yard","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-clipboard-sharing-work"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\" aria-current=\"true\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#about-bridge\">About Bridge</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#pairing\">Pairing a device</a> <span>13</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#connection\">Staying connected</a> <span>12</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#managing-devices\">Managing paired devices</a> <span>11</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#shared-folders\">Sharing folders</a> <span>9</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#clipboard-sharing\">Clipboard sharing</a> <span>6</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#bridge-app\">The Bridge app on your PC</a> <span>9</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#activity\">Bridge Activity</a> <span>2</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#collab-sync\">Collab Sync</a> <span>21</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#privacy-security\">Privacy &amp; security</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#troubleshooting\">Troubleshooting</a> <span>11</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">How does clipboard sharing work with Bridge?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> · <a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/#clipboard-sharing\">Clipboard sharing</a></p>\n<h1>How does clipboard sharing work with Bridge?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Turn on “Share my clipboard with …” for a device, and what you copy on either side — text, images, files and folders — appears in the other&#39;s Junk Yard as a scrap. Click it to copy it. Passwords are never shared.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Turn on <strong>Share my clipboard with …</strong> for a device, and whatever you copy on one side — text, images, files and folders — turns up in the other side&#39;s <strong>Junk Yard</strong> as a new scrap. Click the scrap to copy it when you want it.</p>\n<p>Received items are never dropped straight onto your clipboard, so nothing you&#39;ve copied gets quietly replaced. Clipboard sharing is off until you switch it on, and it&#39;s set separately for each device. Passwords are never shared.</p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Where do received items go?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/does-bridge-share-passwords-i-copy\">Passwords</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a></li></ul></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/does-bridge-share-passwords-i-copy\">Does Bridge share passwords I copy?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-clipboard-sharing-work.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-clipboard-sharing-work.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}