---
id: junk-yard.how-do-i-change-the-auto-clear-time
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-change-the-auto-clear-time
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Auto-clear, pins and deleting"
question: "How do I change how long new scraps stay on the Junk Yard?"
alt_questions:
  - "Change Junk Yard default auto-clear"
  - "Auto-clear new scraps after setting"
  - "Keep clipboard history longer"
  - "Make Junk Yard scraps last a week"
  - "Shorter auto-clear Junk Yard"
  - "Junk Yard keep time setting"
short_answer: "In Settings → Junk Yard, choose a time next to Auto-clear new scraps after — anywhere from 5 minutes to 6 months. It applies to new scraps; existing ones keep their own timers."
tags: ["auto-clear", "settings", "keep time"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-change-one-scraps-lifetime", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-long-do-scraps-stay-on-the-junk-yard", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-is-the-longest-a-scrap-can-stay"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I change how long new scraps stay on the Junk Yard?

Open Settings → **Junk Yard** and pick a time next to **Auto-clear new scraps after**. The choices run from 5 minutes up to 6 months, grouped by minutes, hours, days, weeks and months.

The new default applies to scraps caught or created from then on. Scraps already on the board keep the lifetime they had — change any of those individually from the card's lifetime/pin menu.