{"id":"junk-yard.where-is-my-junk-yard-data-kept","url":"/faq/junk-yard/where-is-my-junk-yard-data-kept","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"privacy","title":"Privacy and performance"},"question":"Where is my Junk Yard data kept — does it sync to the cloud?","alt_questions":["Is the Junk Yard private?","Does Junk Yard upload my clipboard?","Junk Yard cloud sync","Is my clipboard history stored online?","Does Junk Yard need an account?","Where are Junk Yard scraps stored?"],"short_answer":"On your Mac. The Junk Yard has no account and no cloud copy, and nothing is uploaded; scraps only leave your Mac if you turn on clipboard sharing with your own Bridge devices.","answer_markdown":"Your Junk Yard is kept on your Mac. There's no account and no cloud copy, and nothing on the board is uploaded to Storage Studio or anyone else.\n\nThe only time a scrap leaves your Mac is if **you** switch on clipboard sharing with one of your own Bridge devices — and the **Sharing** switch in the header turns that off in one click. Smart find and image text-reading also run on your Mac. See [privacy and safety](/faq/privacy-safety/).","answer_html":"

Your Junk Yard is kept on your Mac. There's no account and no cloud copy, and nothing on the board is uploaded to Storage Studio or anyone else.

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The only time a scrap leaves your Mac is if you switch on clipboard sharing with one of your own Bridge devices — and the Sharing switch in the header turns that off in one click. Smart find and image text-reading also run on your Mac. See privacy and safety.

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Junk Yard · Privacy and performance

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Where is my Junk Yard data kept — does it sync to the cloud?

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Short answer: On your Mac. The Junk Yard has no account and no cloud copy, and nothing is uploaded; scraps only leave your Mac if you turn on clipboard sharing with your own Bridge devices.

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Your Junk Yard is kept on your Mac. There's no account and no cloud copy, and nothing on the board is uploaded to Storage Studio or anyone else.

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The only time a scrap leaves your Mac is if you switch on clipboard sharing with one of your own Bridge devices — and the Sharing switch in the header turns that off in one click. Smart find and image text-reading also run on your Mac. See privacy and safety.

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