---
id: junk-yard.does-the-junk-yard-capture-while-the-window-is-closed
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-capture-while-the-window-is-closed
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["capture", "background"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-happens-to-the-junk-yard-when-i-restart", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/the-junk-yard-isnt-capturing-anything"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

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

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.

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.