---
id: junk-yard.what-happens-to-the-junk-yard-when-i-restart
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-happens-to-the-junk-yard-when-i-restart
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Auto-clear, pins and deleting"
question: "What happens to my Junk Yard scraps when I restart or quit Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "Are Junk Yard scraps kept after restart?"
  - "Junk Yard after reboot"
  - "Do timers keep running when Storage Studio is closed?"
  - "Will I lose my clipboard history if I quit?"
  - "Junk Yard survives restart?"
short_answer: "Scraps are saved on your Mac and survive quitting or restarting. Their timers keep counting by the clock, so anything that expired meanwhile is removed when Storage Studio next opens."
tags: ["restart", "auto-clear", "storage"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-long-do-scraps-stay-on-the-junk-yard", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/does-the-junk-yard-capture-while-the-window-is-closed"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What happens to my Junk Yard scraps when I restart or quit Storage Studio?

They're kept. Scraps are saved on your Mac, so they're still on the board after you quit Storage Studio or restart the Mac.

Their timers are based on the clock, though, so they keep counting while Storage Studio is closed. Anything whose time ran out while it was closed is tidied away when Storage Studio next opens.