---
id: junk-yard.what-does-the-sharing-switch-do
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-does-the-sharing-switch-do
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Sharing with your other devices"
question: "What does the Sharing switch in the Junk Yard header do?"
alt_questions:
  - "Sharing toggle Junk Yard"
  - "Stop sending my clipboard to other devices"
  - "Share off Junk Yard"
  - "Turn off clipboard sharing everywhere"
  - "Junk Yard Sharing vs Capturing"
short_answer: "Sharing is the master switch for sending your copies to connected Bridge devices. Off means nothing you copy leaves this Mac, regardless of per-device settings. It's independent of Capturing."
tags: ["sharing", "bridge", "privacy"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-does-the-capturing-switch-do", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/can-i-share-my-clipboard-with-another-device", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/icloud/why-is-my-clipboard-syncing-between-my-macs"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What does the Sharing switch in the Junk Yard header do?

**Sharing** is the master switch for sending what you copy to your connected Bridge devices. Turn it off — it then reads "Share off" — and nothing you copy leaves this Mac, whatever each device's own **Share my clipboard** switch says.

It's independent of **Capturing**: you can keep a private local Junk Yard without sharing, share without saving locally, do both, or neither. Sharing also only happens while a device you share with is actually connected.