{"id":"bridge-devices.what-do-the-red-yellow-and-green-dots-mean","url":"/faq/bridge-devices/what-do-the-red-yellow-and-green-dots-mean","category":{"id":"bridge-devices","title":"Bridge & your devices"},"subcategory":{"id":"clipboard-sharing","title":"Clipboard sharing"},"question":"What do the red, yellow and green dots on a Bridge scrap mean?","alt_questions":["Three dots on Junk Yard card","Bridge transfer status dots","Red dot on received file","Yellow dot means sending?","Green dot in Bridge"],"short_answer":"Red means waiting to be received or failed, yellow means it's moving right now, and green means it arrived. Click a red scrap to receive it, or click again after a failure once both devices are connected.","answer_markdown":"They show where a file is in its trip between devices:\n\n- **Red** — waiting to be received, or the transfer failed.\n- **Yellow** — sending or receiving right now.\n- **Green** — done.\n\nA red scrap that hasn't been received yet just needs a click to fetch it. If one failed, make sure both devices are still connected and click it again.\n\n- [Large files](/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-handle-large-files)","answer_html":"

They show where a file is in its trip between devices:

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A red scrap that hasn't been received yet just needs a click to fetch it. If one failed, make sure both devices are still connected and click it again.

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Bridge & your devices · Clipboard sharing

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What do the red, yellow and green dots on a Bridge scrap mean?

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Short answer: Red means waiting to be received or failed, yellow means it's moving right now, and green means it arrived. Click a red scrap to receive it, or click again after a failure once both devices are connected.

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They show where a file is in its trip between devices:

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  • Red — waiting to be received, or the transfer failed.
  • Yellow — sending or receiving right now.
  • Green — done.
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A red scrap that hasn't been received yet just needs a click to fetch it. If one failed, make sure both devices are still connected and click it again.

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