---
id: junk-yard.how-do-i-stop-the-junk-yard-catching-everything-i-copy
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-stop-the-junk-yard-catching-everything-i-copy
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "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)."
tags: ["capture", "settings", "clipboard", "junk yard", "privacy"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-does-the-capturing-switch-do", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-save-the-clipboard-to-the-junk-yard-by-hand"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# 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?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-does-the-capturing-switch-do)