---
id: junk-yard.how-do-i-save-the-clipboard-to-the-junk-yard-by-hand
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-save-the-clipboard-to-the-junk-yard-by-hand
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "What gets captured"
question: "How do I save just one copied item to the Junk Yard?"
alt_questions:
  - "Save clipboard to Junk shortcut"
  - "Manually add clipboard to Junk Yard"
  - "Option Shift C Junk Yard"
  - "Save this copy to Junk Yard only"
  - "Junk Yard manual capture"
short_answer: "Press the Save clipboard to Junk shortcut (⌥⇧C by default) and whatever is on your clipboard is added as a scrap — ideal when automatic capture is off."
tags: ["shortcut", "capture", "clipboard"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-stop-the-junk-yard-catching-everything-i-copy", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-are-the-junk-yard-keyboard-shortcuts"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I save just one copied item to the Junk Yard?

Press the **Save clipboard to Junk** shortcut — ⌥⇧C by default — and whatever is on your clipboard right now is added as a scrap.

This is the way to use the Junk Yard if you've switched off **Watch the clipboard**: copy as usual, and only the things you choose to keep get saved. You can change or switch off the shortcut in Settings → Junk Yard.