---
id: junk-yard.can-i-recover-a-deleted-scrap
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/can-i-recover-a-deleted-scrap
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Auto-clear, pins and deleting"
question: "Can I get back a scrap I deleted or that cleared itself?"
alt_questions:
  - "Undo delete Junk Yard"
  - "Recover Junk Yard scrap"
  - "Restore cleared clipboard history"
  - "Is there a trash for Junk Yard?"
  - "My scrap expired, can I get it back?"
  - "Undo Clear all Junk"
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."
tags: ["delete", "recover", "undo"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-change-one-scraps-lifetime", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/should-i-keep-important-things-in-the-junk-yard", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-clear-the-whole-junk-yard"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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.

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.