Junk Yard · Auto-clear, pins and deleting
If I delete a file scrap, is the file deleted from my Mac?
Short answer: No. A file scrap only points at the file, so deleting or clearing the card leaves the file untouched. Images and notes, though, live inside the Junk Yard and go with their scrap.
No. A file scrap is only a reference to the file, so deleting it — or letting it clear on its timer, or using Clear all Junk — removes the card and leaves the file exactly where it was.
Images and notes are different: they live inside the Junk Yard itself, so when such a scrap goes, its content goes with it. If you want to keep an image from the board, copy it into a document or save it somewhere first.