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No. Scraps that you delete, that clear on their timer, that drop off when the board is full, or that go with Clear all Junk are removed permanently — they aren't sent to the Trash or the Recycle Vault.

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That's deliberate: the Junk Yard is for throwaway scraps. To protect something you'll need, give it a longer lifetime before its timer runs out, or save it somewhere permanent.

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Junk Yard · Auto-clear, pins and deleting

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Can I get back a scrap I deleted or that cleared itself?

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Short answer: No. Deleted, expired and cleared scraps are removed permanently — they don't go to the Trash or the Recycle Vault. Give important scraps a longer lifetime or save them elsewhere.

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No. Scraps that you delete, that clear on their timer, that drop off when the board is full, or that go with Clear all Junk are removed permanently — they aren't sent to the Trash or the Recycle Vault.

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That's deliberate: the Junk Yard is for throwaway scraps. To protect something you'll need, give it a longer lifetime before its timer runs out, or save it somewhere permanent.

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