---
id: bridge-devices.how-long-does-the-bridge-app-keep-scraps
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-long-does-the-bridge-app-keep-scraps
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["bridge app", "junk yard", "keep time"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-settings-does-the-bridge-app-have"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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.

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.

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

- [Junk Yard on the Mac](https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/)
- [Bridge settings](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-settings-does-the-bridge-app-have)