---
id: bridge-devices.what-can-a-paired-device-see-on-my-mac
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-can-a-paired-device-see-on-my-mac
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "Privacy & security"
question: "What can a paired device see on my Mac?"
alt_questions:
  - "Can my PC see all my Mac files?"
  - "What does Bridge expose on my Mac?"
  - "Does pairing give access to my whole Mac?"
  - "Bridge access permissions"
  - "What does the other Mac get access to?"
short_answer: "Only what you choose: clipboard items if “Share my clipboard” is on for it, and — for another Storage Studio Mac — folders you add under “Folders you share with …”, read-only unless you allow Write."
tags: ["bridge", "privacy", "permissions"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-share-a-folder-with-another-mac", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/can-someone-else-connect-to-my-mac-with-bridge"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What can a paired device see on my Mac?

Only what you choose to share. Pairing a device doesn't open your Mac to it. A Windows Bridge can receive what you copy, and only if **Share my clipboard** is on for it. Another Mac running Storage Studio can also see folders you've added under **Folders you share with …** — read-only unless you turn on **Write**.

Passwords you copy are never shared, and turning off **Sharing** in the Junk Yard header stops all clipboard sharing.

- [Share a folder with another Mac](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-do-i-share-a-folder-with-another-mac)
- [Capturing and Sharing](https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/)