---
id: junk-yard.how-do-i-delete-a-scrap
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-delete-a-scrap
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Auto-clear, pins and deleting"
question: "How do I delete a single scrap from the Junk Yard?"
alt_questions:
  - "Remove a Junk Yard card"
  - "Delete one clipboard item"
  - "Trash a scrap"
  - "Delete a note in Junk Yard"
  - "How to get rid of a scrap"
short_answer: "Click Delete (the trash button) on the card or in the preview, or use the trash button or a two-finger tap on a curtain tile. Deleted scraps are gone for good, but referenced files aren't touched."
tags: ["delete", "cards"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/can-i-recover-a-deleted-scrap", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-delete-a-scrap-from-the-curtain", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-clearing-a-file-scrap-delete-the-file"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I delete a single scrap from the Junk Yard?

Click **Delete** (the trash button) on the card, or in the preview. In the curtain, hover a tile and use its trash button, or two-finger tap the tile if that gesture is switched on.

Deleting removes the scrap straight away and it can't be brought back — it isn't sent to the Trash. If the scrap was a file reference, only the scrap goes; the file itself stays where it is.