{"id":"junk-yard.how-many-scraps-does-the-junk-yard-keep","url":"/faq/junk-yard/how-many-scraps-does-the-junk-yard-keep","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"auto-clear","title":"Auto-clear, pins and deleting"},"question":"How many scraps does the Junk Yard keep?","alt_questions":["Junk Yard limit","Maximum number of Junk Yard items","Junk Yard cap","Is there a limit on clipboard history?","Keep up to scraps setting","What happens when the Junk Yard is full?","How many scraps can the Junk Yard hold, and what happens when it's full?","Junk Yard keep up to scraps","Junk Yard maximum items","Oldest scrap dropped junk yard","Change Junk Yard capacity"],"short_answer":"Up to 250 scraps by default; set it from 50 to 500 under Keep up to in Settings → Junk Yard. When the board is full, the oldest scrap drops off while pinned and recent ones stay.","answer_markdown":"It keeps up to 250 scraps unless you change it. You can set the cap anywhere from 50 to 500, in steps of 50, under **Keep up to** in Settings → Junk Yard.\n\nWhen the board is full, the **oldest** scrap drops off to make room for the new one, while pinned and recent scraps stay. The Settings pane also shows how many scraps are on the board right now.","answer_html":"

It keeps up to 250 scraps unless you change it. You can set the cap anywhere from 50 to 500, in steps of 50, under Keep up to in Settings → Junk Yard.

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When the board is full, the oldest scrap drops off to make room for the new one, while pinned and recent scraps stay. The Settings pane also shows how many scraps are on the board right now.

","answer_text":"It keeps up to 250 scraps unless you change it. You can set the cap anywhere from 50 to 500, in steps of 50, under Keep up to in Settings → Junk Yard.\n\nWhen the board is full, the oldest scrap drops off to make room for the new one, while pinned and recent scraps stay. The Settings pane also shows how many scraps are on the board right now.","tags":["limit","cap","settings","junk yard","limits","keep time"],"related":[{"id":"junk-yard.what-is-the-longest-a-scrap-can-stay","question":"Can a Junk Yard scrap stay forever?","url":"/faq/junk-yard/what-is-the-longest-a-scrap-can-stay"},{"id":"junk-yard.does-pinning-stop-a-scrap-from-clearing","question":"Does pinning stop a scrap from being cleared?","url":"/faq/junk-yard/does-pinning-stop-a-scrap-from-clearing"}],"applies_to":"all","last_reviewed":"2026-10-01","title":"How many scraps does the Junk Yard keep? — Storage Studio FAQ","description":"Up to 250 scraps by default; set it from 50 to 500 under Keep up to in Settings → Junk Yard. When the board is full, the oldest scrap drops off while pinned and recent ones stay.","crumbs":[{"name":"Home","path":"/"},{"name":"FAQ","path":"/faq/"},{"name":"Junk Yard","path":"/faq/junk-yard/"},{"name":"How many scraps does the Junk Yard keep?","path":"/faq/junk-yard/how-many-scraps-does-the-junk-yard-keep"}],"jsonld":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-many-scraps-does-the-junk-yard-keep","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-10-01","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How many scraps does the Junk Yard keep?","alternateName":["Junk Yard limit","Maximum number of Junk Yard items","Junk Yard cap","Is there a limit on clipboard history?","Keep up to scraps setting","What happens when the Junk Yard is full?","How many scraps can the Junk Yard hold, and what happens when it's full?","Junk Yard keep up to scraps","Junk Yard maximum items","Oldest scrap dropped junk yard","Change Junk Yard capacity"],"acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It keeps up to 250 scraps unless you change it. You can set the cap anywhere from 50 to 500, in steps of 50, under Keep up to in Settings → Junk Yard.\n\nWhen the board is full, the oldest scrap drops off to make room for the new one, while pinned and recent scraps stay. The Settings pane also shows how many scraps are on the board right now.","url":"https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-many-scraps-does-the-junk-yard-keep"}}]},"fragment":"
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How many scraps does the Junk Yard keep?

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Short answer: Up to 250 scraps by default; set it from 50 to 500 under Keep up to in Settings → Junk Yard. When the board is full, the oldest scrap drops off while pinned and recent ones stay.

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It keeps up to 250 scraps unless you change it. You can set the cap anywhere from 50 to 500, in steps of 50, under Keep up to in Settings → Junk Yard.

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When the board is full, the oldest scrap drops off to make room for the new one, while pinned and recent scraps stay. The Settings pane also shows how many scraps are on the board right now.

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