{"id":"junk-yard.the-junk-yard-shortcut-doesnt-work","url":"/faq/junk-yard/the-junk-yard-shortcut-doesnt-work","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"shortcuts","title":"Keyboard shortcuts"},"question":"Why doesn't the Junk Yard shortcut do anything?","alt_questions":["Control Shift J not working","Junk Yard hotkey not responding","Save clipboard shortcut does nothing","Junk Yard shortcuts stopped working"],"short_answer":"Make sure the Junk Yard is enabled, the shortcut's own switch is on in Settings → Junk Yard, Storage Studio is running, and no other app uses the same keys.","answer_markdown":"Check three things. The Junk Yard must be switched on (Settings → Junk Yard → **Enable Junk Yard on this Mac**); the shortcut's own switch must be on in Settings → Junk Yard; and no other app may be using the same keys.\n\nIf another app grabs the combination first, choose a different one for the Junk Yard. Storage Studio itself also needs to be running — the shortcuts work from any app only while it's open in the menu bar.","answer_html":"

Check three things. The Junk Yard must be switched on (Settings → Junk Yard → Enable Junk Yard on this Mac); the shortcut's own switch must be on in Settings → Junk Yard; and no other app may be using the same keys.

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If another app grabs the combination first, choose a different one for the Junk Yard. Storage Studio itself also needs to be running — the shortcuts work from any app only while it's open in the menu bar.

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Junk Yard · Keyboard shortcuts

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Why doesn't the Junk Yard shortcut do anything?

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Short answer: Make sure the Junk Yard is enabled, the shortcut's own switch is on in Settings → Junk Yard, Storage Studio is running, and no other app uses the same keys.

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Check three things. The Junk Yard must be switched on (Settings → Junk Yard → Enable Junk Yard on this Mac); the shortcut's own switch must be on in Settings → Junk Yard; and no other app may be using the same keys.

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If another app grabs the combination first, choose a different one for the Junk Yard. Storage Studio itself also needs to be running — the shortcuts work from any app only while it's open in the menu bar.

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