---
id: junk-yard.how-do-i-copy-a-scrap-back
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-copy-a-scrap-back
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Cards, notes and editing"
question: "How do I copy a scrap back from the Junk Yard and paste it?"
alt_questions:
  - "Paste from Junk Yard"
  - "Reuse something I copied earlier"
  - "Copy a Junk Yard card"
  - "Junk Yard paste"
  - "Get an old clipboard item back"
  - "How to paste from clipboard history"
short_answer: "Click the scrap on the board or in the curtain, or use its Copy button, and it's on your clipboard — the next ⌘V pastes it anywhere."
tags: ["copy", "paste", "clipboard"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-is-on-a-junk-yard-card", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-copying-from-the-junk-yard-create-a-new-scrap", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-copy-from-the-curtain"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I copy a scrap back from the Junk Yard and paste it?

Click the scrap — on the board or in the curtain — or use its **Copy** button. It goes straight onto your clipboard, so the very next ⌘V pastes it wherever you are.

Text keeps its formatting, images paste as images, and file scraps paste the actual file. Copying from the Junk Yard doesn't create a duplicate scrap.