{"id":"junk-yard.can-other-people-on-my-mac-see-my-junk-yard","url":"/faq/junk-yard/can-other-people-on-my-mac-see-my-junk-yard","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"privacy","title":"Privacy and performance"},"question":"Can someone else using my Mac see my Junk Yard?","alt_questions":["Junk Yard shared between users","Is the Junk Yard per user?","Other Mac accounts Junk Yard","Can people see my clipboard history?"],"short_answer":"Anyone using your signed-in Mac account can open your Junk Yard, as with your files. Lock your Mac when away, and clear the board or pause Capturing if you share your account.","answer_markdown":"Anyone who can use your Mac account while you're signed in can open Storage Studio and see your Junk Yard, just as they could see your files. Lock your Mac when you step away, and use **Clear all Junk** or **Capturing** off if you share your account.\n\nScraps are part of your own Storage Studio setup on this Mac and aren't sent to anyone unless you turn on clipboard sharing with your own Bridge devices.","answer_html":"

Anyone who can use your Mac account while you're signed in can open Storage Studio and see your Junk Yard, just as they could see your files. Lock your Mac when you step away, and use Clear all Junk or Capturing off if you share your account.

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Scraps are part of your own Storage Studio setup on this Mac and aren't sent to anyone unless you turn on clipboard sharing with your own Bridge devices.

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Junk Yard · Privacy and performance

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Can someone else using my Mac see my Junk Yard?

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Short answer: Anyone using your signed-in Mac account can open your Junk Yard, as with your files. Lock your Mac when away, and clear the board or pause Capturing if you share your account.

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Anyone who can use your Mac account while you're signed in can open Storage Studio and see your Junk Yard, just as they could see your files. Lock your Mac when you step away, and use Clear all Junk or Capturing off if you share your account.

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Scraps are part of your own Storage Studio setup on this Mac and aren't sent to anyone unless you turn on clipboard sharing with your own Bridge devices.

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