---
id: bridge-devices.what-do-the-red-yellow-and-green-dots-mean
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/what-do-the-red-yellow-and-green-dots-mean
category: "Bridge & your devices"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["bridge", "junk yard", "status"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-handle-large-files", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/why-isnt-my-clipboard-arriving-on-the-other-device"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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

- **Red** — waiting to be received, or the transfer failed.
- **Yellow** — sending or receiving right now.
- **Green** — done.

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.

- [Large files](https://storagestudio.us/faq/bridge-devices/how-does-bridge-handle-large-files)