---
id: junk-yard.how-do-i-search-the-junk-yard
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-search-the-junk-yard
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Search, filters and colours"
question: "How do I search the Junk Yard?"
alt_questions:
  - "Find a scrap"
  - "Search clipboard history"
  - "Search Junk Yard notes"
  - "Junk Yard search box"
  - "How do I find something I copied?"
  - "Look up an old copy in Junk Yard"
short_answer: "Type in the search box at the top of the board. It matches words in scraps, file names and text inside images, and combines with the kind, time and colour filters."
tags: ["search", "find", "junk yard"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-is-smart-find", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-filters-does-the-junk-yard-have", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/can-i-search-for-text-inside-screenshots"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I search the Junk Yard?

Type in the search box at the top of the board — it filters as you type, matching the words in a scrap, a file's name, and even the text *inside* an image.

Under the search box, one-tap filters narrow the board by kind, and a time menu narrows by when a scrap was added. Colour chips appear once you've coloured some scraps. All of these work together, so you can search "invoice" within just today's images, for example.

On a Mac with Apple Intelligence, **Smart find** also matches by meaning. See [What is Smart find?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-is-smart-find)