---
id: junk-yard.how-do-i-open-a-file-from-the-junk-yard
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-open-a-file-from-the-junk-yard
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Cards, notes and editing"
question: "How do I open a file or show it in Finder from the Junk Yard?"
alt_questions:
  - "Open file from Junk Yard"
  - "Show in Finder Junk Yard"
  - "Where is the file this scrap points to?"
  - "Click to open Junk Yard file"
  - "Reveal file from clipboard history"
short_answer: "Click the file card or use Open in the preview. For a group of files, open the list and use Open or Show in Finder next to any file."
tags: ["files", "finder", "open"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-happens-when-i-copy-several-files-at-once", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-does-moved-mean-on-a-file-scrap"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I open a file or show it in Finder from the Junk Yard?

Click the file card (it says "Click to open") or use **Open** in the preview. For a group of files, open the card's list and use **Open** or **Show in Finder** next to any single file.

Show in Finder takes you to the file's current location — including after Storage Studio has moved it to another drive.