How do I stop the Junk Yard catching everything I copy automatically?

Q: How do I stop the Junk Yard catching everything I copy automatically?

Switch off Watch the clipboard in Settings → Junk Yard. The board stays available for notes, images and files you add yourself, but your ordinary copies are no longer saved. You can still save a particular copy on demand with the Save clipboard to Junk shortcut (⌥⇧C by default), or add things with New note, Add image and Embed file. For a quick on/off without opening Settings, use the Capturing switch in the board's header. See What does the Capturing switch do?

Short answer: Turn off Watch the clipboard in Settings → Junk Yard. You can still add scraps yourself or save one copy at a time with the Save clipboard to Junk shortcut (⌥⇧C by default).

Switch off Watch the clipboard in Settings → Junk Yard. The board stays available for notes, images and files you add yourself, but your ordinary copies are no longer saved.

You can still save a particular copy on demand with the Save clipboard to Junk shortcut (⌥⇧C by default), or add things with New note, Add image and Embed file.

For a quick on/off without opening Settings, use the Capturing switch in the board's header. See What does the Capturing switch do?

Last reviewed October 1, 2026

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How do I stop the Junk Yard catching everything I copy automatically?

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