---
id: junk-yard.is-the-junk-yard-safe-for-sensitive-information
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/is-the-junk-yard-safe-for-sensitive-information
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Privacy and performance"
question: "Is it safe to copy sensitive information with the Junk Yard on?"
alt_questions:
  - "Junk Yard bank details"
  - "Clipboard history privacy risk"
  - "Copying private info with Junk Yard"
  - "Should I turn off Junk Yard for sensitive data?"
  - "Junk Yard and confidential text"
short_answer: "Passwords from password managers are skipped, but other sensitive text is captured and kept on your Mac until it clears. Switch Capturing off first, delete the scrap, or use a short auto-clear time."
tags: ["privacy", "sensitive", "capture"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-save-passwords", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-does-the-capturing-switch-do", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-clear-the-whole-junk-yard"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Is it safe to copy sensitive information with the Junk Yard on?

Passwords from password managers are skipped automatically, but other sensitive text — an account number, a private message — is captured like anything else and kept on your Mac until it clears.

When you're handling something sensitive, switch off **Capturing** in the header first, or delete the scrap straight after. A short **Auto-clear** time limits how long anything lingers, and **Clear all Junk** empties the board at once. Keep **Sharing** off if you don't want copies sent to your other devices.