---
id: junk-yard.what-happens-when-i-copy-several-files-at-once
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/what-happens-when-i-copy-several-files-at-once
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "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."
tags: ["files", "multiple files", "capture"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/why-wasnt-my-big-batch-of-files-captured", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/can-i-paste-a-file-from-the-junk-yard", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-change-the-multi-file-limit"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# What happens when I copy several files at once?

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.

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.

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?](https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/why-wasnt-my-big-batch-of-files-captured)