{"id":"junk-yard.how-do-i-edit-an-image-in-the-junk-yard","url":"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-edit-an-image-in-the-junk-yard","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"cards-editing","title":"Cards, notes and editing"},"question":"How do I edit or crop an image in the Junk Yard?","alt_questions":["Junk Yard image editor","Crop a screenshot in Junk Yard","Rotate image Junk Yard","Adjust brightness Junk Yard","Add image button","Flip a picture in Junk Yard"],"short_answer":"Click Add image, or Edit on an image scrap: rotate, flip, adjust brightness, contrast and colour, and crop with the corner handles. Saving adds a new image scrap and copies it.","answer_markdown":"Use **Add image** in the header to open the image editor, or **Edit** on an existing image scrap. You can rotate left or right, flip, adjust brightness, contrast and colour, and crop by dragging the corner handles, then **Apply crop**.\n\n**Reset adjustments** undoes your tweaks before saving. Saving adds a **new** image scrap — the original stays as it was — and copies the result to your clipboard.","answer_html":"<p>Use <strong>Add image</strong> in the header to open the image editor, or <strong>Edit</strong> on an existing image scrap. You can rotate left or right, flip, adjust brightness, contrast and colour, and crop by dragging the corner handles, then <strong>Apply crop</strong>.</p>\n<p><strong>Reset adjustments</strong> undoes your tweaks before saving. Saving adds a <strong>new</strong> image scrap — the original stays as it was — and copies the result to your clipboard.</p>","answer_text":"Use Add image in the header to open the image editor, or Edit on an existing image scrap. You can rotate left or right, flip, adjust brightness, contrast and colour, and crop by dragging the corner handles, then Apply crop.\n\nReset adjustments undoes your tweaks before saving. Saving adds a new image scrap — the original stays as it was — and copies the result to your clipboard.","tags":["images","editor","crop"],"related":[{"id":"junk-yard.why-does-editing-a-scrap-create-a-new-one","question":"Why does editing a scrap create a new one instead of changing it?","url":"/faq/junk-yard/why-does-editing-a-scrap-create-a-new-one"},{"id":"junk-yard.does-the-junk-yard-capture-screenshots-and-images","question":"Does the Junk Yard capture images and screenshots I copy?","url":"/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-capture-screenshots-and-images"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How do I edit or crop an image in the Junk Yard? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Click Add image, or Edit on an image scrap: rotate, flip, adjust brightness, contrast and colour, and crop with the corner handles. Saving adds a new image scrap and copies it.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Junk Yard","path":"/faq/junk-yard/"},{"name":"How do I edit or crop an image in the Junk Yard?","path":"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-edit-an-image-in-the-junk-yard"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-edit-an-image-in-the-junk-yard","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I edit or crop an image in the Junk Yard?","alternateName":["Junk Yard image editor","Crop a screenshot in Junk Yard","Rotate image Junk Yard","Adjust brightness Junk Yard","Add image button","Flip a picture in Junk Yard"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Use Add image in the header to open the image editor, or Edit on an existing image scrap. You can rotate left or right, flip, adjust brightness, contrast and colour, and crop by dragging the corner handles, then Apply crop.\n\nReset adjustments undoes your tweaks before saving. Saving adds a new image scrap — the original stays as it was — and copies the result to your clipboard.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-edit-an-image-in-the-junk-yard"}}]},"fragment":"<div class=\"wrap fl-wrap\"><div class=\"fl-layout\"><aside class=\"fl-side\" aria-label=\"FAQ topics\"><details open><summary>All topics</summary><ul class=\"fl-tree\"><li><a href=\"/faq/getting-started/\">Getting started</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/freeing-space/\">Freeing up space</a> <span>182</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/moving-folders/\">Moving folders</a> <span>144</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/apps/\">Apps</a> <span>146</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/external-drives/\">External drives</a> <span>169</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/finder-location/\">Finding things in Finder</a> <span>70</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/cloud-accounts/\">Cloud accounts</a> <span>158</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/icloud/\">iCloud &amp; iCloud Photos</a> <span>168</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/data-transfers/\">Data Transfers</a> <span>119</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/backups/\">Backups &amp; restore points</a> <span>126</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/delta-drive/\">Delta Drive, Delta Trust &amp; My Drive</a> <span>125</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/bridge-devices/\">Bridge &amp; your devices</a> <span>111</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/duplicates/\">Duplicate files</a> <span>74</span></li><li class=\"fl-open\"><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\" aria-current=\"true\">Junk Yard</a> <span>113</span><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#basics\">Junk Yard basics</a> <span>11</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#capturing\">What gets captured</a> <span>19</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#auto-clear\">Auto-clear, pins and deleting</a> <span>14</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#finding\">Search, filters and colours</a> <span>11</span></li><li class=\"fl-on\"><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#cards-editing\">Cards, notes and editing</a> <span>18</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#curtain\">The edge curtain</a> <span>16</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#shortcuts\">Keyboard shortcuts</a> <span>4</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#devices\">Sharing with your other devices</a> <span>8</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#privacy\">Privacy and performance</a> <span>5</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#troubleshooting\">Troubleshooting the Junk Yard</a> <span>7</span></li></ul></li><li><a href=\"/faq/tuhi-assistant/\">Tuhi, your storage assistant</a> <span>105</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/settings/\">Settings &amp; keep-time</a> <span>88</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/performance-battery/\">Performance &amp; battery</a> <span>62</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/privacy-safety/\">Privacy &amp; safety</a> <span>85</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/licensing-payments/\">Licensing &amp; payments</a> <span>131</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/troubleshooting/\">Troubleshooting &amp; messages</a> <span>180</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/comparisons/\">Comparisons &amp; alternatives</a> <span>75</span></li><li><a href=\"/faq/mac-storage-basics/\">Mac storage basics</a> <span>315</span></li></ul></details></aside><div class=\"fl-main\"><nav class=\"fl-crumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/\">FAQ</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a></li><li aria-current=\"page\">How do I edit or crop an image in the Junk Yard?</li></ol></nav>\n<form class=\"fl-search\" action=\"/faq/search\" method=\"get\" role=\"search\" data-fl-search>\n<label class=\"fl-visually-hidden\" for=\"fl-q\">Search the FAQ</label>\n<input id=\"fl-q\" type=\"search\" name=\"q\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Search 2,816 questions…\" autocomplete=\"off\" spellcheck=\"false\">\n<button type=\"submit\">Search</button>\n<div class=\"fl-suggest\" role=\"listbox\" hidden></div>\n</form>\n<article class=\"fl-entry\">\n<p class=\"eyebrow fl-eyebrow\"><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/\">Junk Yard</a> · <a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/#cards-editing\">Cards, notes and editing</a></p>\n<h1>How do I edit or crop an image in the Junk Yard?</h1>\n<p class=\"fl-short\"><strong>Short answer:</strong> Click Add image, or Edit on an image scrap: rotate, flip, adjust brightness, contrast and colour, and crop with the corner handles. Saving adds a new image scrap and copies it.</p>\n<div class=\"fl-answer\"><p>Use <strong>Add image</strong> in the header to open the image editor, or <strong>Edit</strong> on an existing image scrap. You can rotate left or right, flip, adjust brightness, contrast and colour, and crop by dragging the corner handles, then <strong>Apply crop</strong>.</p>\n<p><strong>Reset adjustments</strong> undoes your tweaks before saving. Saving adds a <strong>new</strong> image scrap — the original stays as it was — and copies the result to your clipboard.</p></div>\n\n<p class=\"fl-meta\">Last reviewed <time datetime=\"2026-10-01\">October 1, 2026</time></p>\n\n<section class=\"fl-related\"><h2>Related questions</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/why-does-editing-a-scrap-create-a-new-one\">Why does editing a scrap create a new one instead of changing it?</a></li><li><a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-capture-screenshots-and-images\">Does the Junk Yard capture images and screenshots I copy?</a></li></ul></section>\n<p class=\"fl-formats\">Also available as <a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-edit-an-image-in-the-junk-yard.md\">Markdown</a> and <a href=\"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-edit-an-image-in-the-junk-yard.json\">JSON</a>.</p>\n</article></div></div></div>"}