{"id":"junk-yard.what-happens-when-i-copy-several-files-at-once","url":"/faq/junk-yard/what-happens-when-i-copy-several-files-at-once","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"capturing","title":"What gets captured"},"question":"What happens when I copy several files at once?","alt_questions":["Junk Yard multiple files","I copied a bunch of files — where did they go?","Does Junk Yard handle multi-file copies?","Copy many files Junk Yard one card","Group of files on Junk Yard"],"short_answer":"Several files copied together land as one card. Up to four show on the card; with more you open it to see the list, Copy all, or open, copy or show in Finder any one file.","answer_markdown":"They land together as a single card. Up to four files show right on the card — click one to open it, or use its copy button. With more than four, the card shows a short summary; open it to see the full list.\n\nFrom the list you can **Copy all** to put every file back on the clipboard at once, or open, copy or show in Finder any single file.\n\nVery large batches are skipped so the board stays quick — by default anything over 25 files in one copy. You can raise that limit in Settings. See [Why wasn't my big batch of files captured?](/faq/junk-yard/why-wasnt-my-big-batch-of-files-captured)","answer_html":"

They land together as a single card. Up to four files show right on the card — click one to open it, or use its copy button. With more than four, the card shows a short summary; open it to see the full list.

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From the list you can Copy all to put every file back on the clipboard at once, or open, copy or show in Finder any single file.

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Very large batches are skipped so the board stays quick — by default anything over 25 files in one copy. You can raise that limit in Settings. See Why wasn't my big batch of files captured?

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What happens when I copy several files at once?

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Short answer: Several files copied together land as one card. Up to four show on the card; with more you open it to see the list, Copy all, or open, copy or show in Finder any one file.

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They land together as a single card. Up to four files show right on the card — click one to open it, or use its copy button. With more than four, the card shows a short summary; open it to see the full list.

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From the list you can Copy all to put every file back on the clipboard at once, or open, copy or show in Finder any single file.

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Very large batches are skipped so the board stays quick — by default anything over 25 files in one copy. You can raise that limit in Settings. See Why wasn't my big batch of files captured?

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