---
id: junk-yard.why-cant-i-pick-a-shortcut-combination
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/why-cant-i-pick-a-shortcut-combination
category: "Junk Yard"
subcategory: "Keyboard shortcuts"
question: "Why can't I choose a certain key combination for a Junk Yard shortcut?"
alt_questions:
  - "Shortcut combination unavailable"
  - "Junk Yard shortcut conflict"
  - "Two shortcuts same keys"
  - "Shortcut greyed out in list"
short_answer: "Another Storage Studio shortcut (such as the Apps grid's ⌃Space) already uses it — the app never lets two of its shortcuts share keys. Change the other one first."
tags: ["shortcuts", "conflict"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/how-do-i-change-the-junk-yard-shortcuts", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/junk-yard/the-junk-yard-shortcut-doesnt-work"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# Why can't I choose a certain key combination for a Junk Yard shortcut?

Because another Storage Studio shortcut already uses it. All of the app's global shortcuts — the Junk Yard ones and the Apps grid shortcut (⌃Space by default) — are kept distinct, so a combination that's taken isn't offered again. Free it up by changing the other shortcut first.

If a shortcut you've chosen does nothing, another app on your Mac may be claiming the same keys; pick a different combination.