{"id":"junk-yard.how-do-i-stop-the-junk-yard-catching-everything-i-copy","url":"/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-stop-the-junk-yard-catching-everything-i-copy","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"capturing","title":"What gets captured"},"question":"How do I stop the Junk Yard catching everything I copy automatically?","alt_questions":["Turn off Watch the clipboard","Stop auto capture Junk Yard","Junk Yard only manual","I don't want every copy saved","Disable clipboard watching Storage Studio","How do I stop the Junk Yard saving everything I copy?","Watch the clipboard setting","Turn off clipboard capture storage studio","Junk Yard saves every copy","Only save clipboard when I choose"],"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).","answer_markdown":"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.\n\nYou 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**.\n\nFor a quick on/off without opening Settings, use the **Capturing** switch in the board's header. See [What does the Capturing switch do?](/faq/junk-yard/what-does-the-capturing-switch-do)","answer_html":"

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.

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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.

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

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Junk Yard · What gets captured

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

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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).

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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.

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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.

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

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