{"id":"junk-yard.what-is-the-junk-yard","url":"/faq/junk-yard/what-is-the-junk-yard","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"basics","title":"Junk Yard basics"},"question":"What is the Junk Yard in Storage Studio?","alt_questions":["What does Junk Yard do?","Storage Studio Junk Yard explained","What is Junk Yard on Mac?","What's the Junk Yard feature for?","junk yard storage studio","What is the Junk Yard board?","Tell me about Junk Yard"],"short_answer":"The Junk Yard is Storage Studio's clipboard history and quick-notes board: it catches what you copy (text, links, images, files), shows each as a card you can copy back, and clears scraps on a timer so nothing piles up.","answer_markdown":"The Junk Yard is a clipboard history and quick-notes board built into Storage Studio. It quietly catches what you copy — text, links, images and files — shows each one as a card, and clears it away on a timer so the board never piles up.\n\nThink of it as a scratchpad for the throwaway bits you copy all day, not a filing cabinet. Alongside what it catches automatically, you can write quick notes, add images and drop in file references yourself.\n\n### What you can do with it\n\n- Click any card to copy it back, then paste with ⌘V.\n- Search by words, file names, or the text inside a screenshot.\n- Pin a scrap to the top, give it a colour, or change how long it stays.\n- Slide out a slim **curtain** of scraps from the edge of the screen.\n\nEverything on the board lives on your Mac. See the [Junk Yard manual](/manual/junk-board) or the [Junk Yard page](/junk-board) for a full tour.","answer_html":"

The Junk Yard is a clipboard history and quick-notes board built into Storage Studio. It quietly catches what you copy — text, links, images and files — shows each one as a card, and clears it away on a timer so the board never piles up.

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Think of it as a scratchpad for the throwaway bits you copy all day, not a filing cabinet. Alongside what it catches automatically, you can write quick notes, add images and drop in file references yourself.

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What you can do with it

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Everything on the board lives on your Mac. See the Junk Yard manual or the Junk Yard page for a full tour.

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Junk Yard · Junk Yard basics

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What is the Junk Yard in Storage Studio?

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Short answer: The Junk Yard is Storage Studio's clipboard history and quick-notes board: it catches what you copy (text, links, images, files), shows each as a card you can copy back, and clears scraps on a timer so nothing piles up.

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The Junk Yard is a clipboard history and quick-notes board built into Storage Studio. It quietly catches what you copy — text, links, images and files — shows each one as a card, and clears it away on a timer so the board never piles up.

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Think of it as a scratchpad for the throwaway bits you copy all day, not a filing cabinet. Alongside what it catches automatically, you can write quick notes, add images and drop in file references yourself.

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What you can do with it

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  • Click any card to copy it back, then paste with ⌘V.
  • Search by words, file names, or the text inside a screenshot.
  • Pin a scrap to the top, give it a colour, or change how long it stays.
  • Slide out a slim curtain of scraps from the edge of the screen.
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Everything on the board lives on your Mac. See the Junk Yard manual or the Junk Yard page for a full tour.

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