{"id":"junk-yard.does-the-junk-yard-capture-while-the-window-is-closed","url":"/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-capture-while-the-window-is-closed","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"capturing","title":"What gets captured"},"question":"Does the Junk Yard keep capturing when its window is closed?","alt_questions":["Junk Yard capture in background","Do I need the Junk Yard open to save copies?","Junk Yard works with window closed?","Does clipboard history record while Storage Studio is in the menu bar?"],"short_answer":"Yes. While Storage Studio is running in the menu bar, the Junk Yard catches your copies with its window closed. Copies made while Storage Studio is quit aren't picked up later.","answer_markdown":"Yes. As long as Storage Studio is running in the menu bar, the Junk Yard keeps catching what you copy — you don't need the board, its window or Storage Studio's main view open. The green blink in the menu bar confirms each new scrap.\n\nWhat it can't catch is anything copied while Storage Studio isn't running at all — for example after you quit it. Those copies aren't picked up later; copy them again once it's open.","answer_html":"

Yes. As long as Storage Studio is running in the menu bar, the Junk Yard keeps catching what you copy — you don't need the board, its window or Storage Studio's main view open. The green blink in the menu bar confirms each new scrap.

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What it can't catch is anything copied while Storage Studio isn't running at all — for example after you quit it. Those copies aren't picked up later; copy them again once it's open.

","answer_text":"Yes. As long as Storage Studio is running in the menu bar, the Junk Yard keeps catching what you copy — you don't need the board, its window or Storage Studio's main view open. The green blink in the menu bar confirms each new scrap.\n\nWhat it can't catch is anything copied while Storage Studio isn't running at all — for example after you quit it. Those copies aren't picked up later; copy them again once it's open.","tags":["capture","background"],"related":[{"id":"junk-yard.what-happens-to-the-junk-yard-when-i-restart","question":"What happens to my Junk Yard scraps when I restart or quit Storage Studio?","url":"/faq/junk-yard/what-happens-to-the-junk-yard-when-i-restart"},{"id":"junk-yard.the-junk-yard-isnt-capturing-anything","question":"Why isn't the Junk Yard capturing anything I copy?","url":"/faq/junk-yard/the-junk-yard-isnt-capturing-anything"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"Does the Junk Yard keep capturing when its window is closed? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Yes. While Storage Studio is running in the menu bar, the Junk Yard catches your copies with its window closed. Copies made while Storage Studio is quit aren't picked up later.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Junk Yard","path":"/faq/junk-yard/"},{"name":"Does the Junk Yard keep capturing when its window is closed?","path":"/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-capture-while-the-window-is-closed"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-capture-while-the-window-is-closed","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does the Junk Yard keep capturing when its window is closed?","alternateName":["Junk Yard capture in background","Do I need the Junk Yard open to save copies?","Junk Yard works with window closed?","Does clipboard history record while Storage Studio is in the menu bar?"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. As long as Storage Studio is running in the menu bar, the Junk Yard keeps catching what you copy — you don't need the board, its window or Storage Studio's main view open. The green blink in the menu bar confirms each new scrap.\n\nWhat it can't catch is anything copied while Storage Studio isn't running at all — for example after you quit it. Those copies aren't picked up later; copy them again once it's open.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-capture-while-the-window-is-closed"}}]},"fragment":"
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Junk Yard · What gets captured

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Does the Junk Yard keep capturing when its window is closed?

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Short answer: Yes. While Storage Studio is running in the menu bar, the Junk Yard catches your copies with its window closed. Copies made while Storage Studio is quit aren't picked up later.

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Yes. As long as Storage Studio is running in the menu bar, the Junk Yard keeps catching what you copy — you don't need the board, its window or Storage Studio's main view open. The green blink in the menu bar confirms each new scrap.

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What it can't catch is anything copied while Storage Studio isn't running at all — for example after you quit it. Those copies aren't picked up later; copy them again once it's open.

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