---
id: junk-yard.what-does-pinning-a-scrap-do
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-does-pinning-a-scrap-do
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Auto-clear, pins and deleting"
question: "What does pinning a scrap do in the Junk Yard?"
alt_questions:
  - "Pin a scrap"
  - "Pin to top Junk Yard"
  - "How do I pin a note?"
  - "Junk Yard pinned cards"
  - "Keep a scrap at the top"
  - "Unpin a scrap"
short_answer: "Pinning keeps a scrap at the top of the board with a pin badge, under the Pinned filter, and protects it from the curtain's two-finger-tap delete. It still clears on its normal timer."
tags: ["pin", "cards", "order"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-pinning-stop-a-scrap-from-clearing", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-change-one-scraps-lifetime"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does pinning a scrap do in the Junk Yard?

Pinning keeps a scrap at the **top** of the board so it's easy to find again. Pinned scraps wear a small pin badge, appear under the **Pinned** filter, and can't be deleted by the curtain's two-finger tap.

Pin or unpin from the card's lifetime/pin menu or from the preview. **Unpin** drops the scrap back into the normal order. Pinning is about order, not lifetime — the scrap still clears on its timer. See [Does pinning stop a scrap from clearing?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-pinning-stop-a-scrap-from-clearing)