Junk Yard · Troubleshooting the Junk Yard

Why isn't the Junk Yard capturing anything I copy?

Short answer: Check that Enable Junk Yard on this Mac, the Capturing switch and Watch the clipboard are all on, and that Storage Studio is running. Then copy some text and watch for the green blink.

Something is switched off. Check, in order:

  1. Settings → Junk Yard → Enable Junk Yard on this Mac is on.
  2. The Capturing switch in the Junk Yard header is on.
  3. Watch the clipboard is on in Settings → Junk Yard.
  4. Storage Studio is running — its icon is in the menu bar.

Then copy some ordinary text: the menu bar dot should blink green and a new card appear. If only some copies are missing, see Why didn't something I copied show up?

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