{"id":"junk-yard.what-does-the-clears-in-countdown-mean","url":"/faq/junk-yard/what-does-the-clears-in-countdown-mean","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"auto-clear","title":"Auto-clear, pins and deleting"},"question":"What does \"Clears in\" on a Junk Yard card mean?","alt_questions":["Clears in 3h meaning","Countdown on Junk Yard card","What is the timer on each scrap?","Junk Yard card says Clears in","Why does my note show a countdown?"],"short_answer":"\"Clears in\" is the live countdown until that scrap is removed automatically — \"Clears in 3h\" means about three hours left. Change it from the card's lifetime/pin menu.","answer_markdown":"It's how long that scrap has left before it's tidied away automatically — \"Clears in 3h\" means about three hours to go. The countdown updates live as time passes.\n\nTo give it more time, open the card's lifetime/pin menu and pick a longer lifetime. To clear it right now, use **Delete**.","answer_html":"

It's how long that scrap has left before it's tidied away automatically — "Clears in 3h" means about three hours to go. The countdown updates live as time passes.

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To give it more time, open the card's lifetime/pin menu and pick a longer lifetime. To clear it right now, use Delete.

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What does "Clears in" on a Junk Yard card mean?

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Short answer: "Clears in" is the live countdown until that scrap is removed automatically — "Clears in 3h" means about three hours left. Change it from the card's lifetime/pin menu.

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It's how long that scrap has left before it's tidied away automatically — "Clears in 3h" means about three hours to go. The countdown updates live as time passes.

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To give it more time, open the card's lifetime/pin menu and pick a longer lifetime. To clear it right now, use Delete.

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