{"id":"bridge-devices.how-long-does-the-bridge-app-keep-scraps","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/how-long-does-the-bridge-app-keep-scraps","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"bridge-app","title":"The Bridge app on your PC"},"question":"How long does the Bridge app keep Junk Yard scraps on my PC?","alt_questions":["Keep scraps for setting","Bridge Junk Yard expiry","Why did my scrap disappear on the PC?","Make Bridge keep clipboard history longer","Clear Bridge Junk Yard"],"short_answer":"You choose in Settings → Keep scraps for: 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day, 3 days or 1 week, after which scraps expire automatically. Clear all empties the Junk Yard at once.","answer_markdown":"As long as you choose in **Settings** → **Keep scraps for**: 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day, 3 days or 1 week. After that, a scrap expires on its own.\n\nTo clear everything sooner, use **Clear all** in the Junk Yard; right-click a single scrap to delete it. The **All sources** filter lets you see only what came from this PC or from your Mac.\n\nOn the Mac, the Junk Yard has its own keep-time setting.\n\n- [Junk Yard on the Mac](/faq/junk-yard/)\n- [Bridge settings](/faq/bridge-devices/what-settings-does-the-bridge-app-have)","answer_html":"

As long as you choose in Settings → Keep scraps for: 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day, 3 days or 1 week. After that, a scrap expires on its own.

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To clear everything sooner, use Clear all in the Junk Yard; right-click a single scrap to delete it. The All sources filter lets you see only what came from this PC or from your Mac.

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On the Mac, the Junk Yard has its own keep-time setting.

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How long does the Bridge app keep Junk Yard scraps on my PC?

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Short answer: You choose in Settings → Keep scraps for: 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day, 3 days or 1 week, after which scraps expire automatically. Clear all empties the Junk Yard at once.

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As long as you choose in Settings → Keep scraps for: 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day, 3 days or 1 week. After that, a scrap expires on its own.

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To clear everything sooner, use Clear all in the Junk Yard; right-click a single scrap to delete it. The All sources filter lets you see only what came from this PC or from your Mac.

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On the Mac, the Junk Yard has its own keep-time setting.

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