---
id: junk-yard.does-storage-studio-read-my-clipboard-all-the-time
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-storage-studio-read-my-clipboard-all-the-time
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Privacy and performance"
question: "Does Storage Studio read my clipboard all the time?"
alt_questions:
  - "Is Storage Studio watching my clipboard?"
  - "Clipboard monitoring Storage Studio"
  - "When does Junk Yard look at my clipboard?"
  - "Stop Storage Studio reading clipboard"
short_answer: "Only while the Junk Yard is enabled and both Capturing and Watch the clipboard are on. Then it saves each new copy (except secrets) on your Mac; switch any of them off to stop."
tags: ["privacy", "clipboard", "capture"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-does-the-capturing-switch-do", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-do-i-turn-the-junk-yard-on-or-off"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Does Storage Studio read my clipboard all the time?

Only while the Junk Yard is switched on and capturing. With **Enable Junk Yard on this Mac**, **Capturing** and **Watch the clipboard** all on, it notices each new copy and saves it as a scrap — skipping anything marked secret.

Turn any one of those off and your copies are no longer saved. What it catches stays on your Mac.