{"id":"junk-yard.why-did-a-scrap-disappear","url":"/faq/junk-yard/why-did-a-scrap-disappear","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"troubleshooting","title":"Troubleshooting the Junk Yard"},"question":"Why did a scrap disappear from my Junk Yard?","alt_questions":["Junk Yard scrap vanished","My note is gone from Junk Yard","Junk Yard deleted my scrap","Where did my copied text go?","Scrap missing from board"],"short_answer":"Its timer ran out, the board hit its cap and dropped the oldest scrap, it was deleted (including by a two-finger tap in the curtain), or the board was cleared. Check filters too.","answer_markdown":"Usually one of four things: its auto-clear timer ran out; the board reached its **Keep up to** cap and the oldest scrap dropped off; it was deleted (a two-finger tap in the curtain deletes a tile when that gesture is on); or **Clear all Junk** was used.\n\nNone of these can be undone. To keep a scrap longer, give it a longer lifetime, raise the cap, or turn off two-finger-tap delete. Also check that no search or filter is hiding it.","answer_html":"

Usually one of four things: its auto-clear timer ran out; the board reached its Keep up to cap and the oldest scrap dropped off; it was deleted (a two-finger tap in the curtain deletes a tile when that gesture is on); or Clear all Junk was used.

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None of these can be undone. To keep a scrap longer, give it a longer lifetime, raise the cap, or turn off two-finger-tap delete. Also check that no search or filter is hiding it.

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Junk Yard · Troubleshooting the Junk Yard

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Why did a scrap disappear from my Junk Yard?

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Short answer: Its timer ran out, the board hit its cap and dropped the oldest scrap, it was deleted (including by a two-finger tap in the curtain), or the board was cleared. Check filters too.

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Usually one of four things: its auto-clear timer ran out; the board reached its Keep up to cap and the oldest scrap dropped off; it was deleted (a two-finger tap in the curtain deletes a tile when that gesture is on); or Clear all Junk was used.

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None of these can be undone. To keep a scrap longer, give it a longer lifetime, raise the cap, or turn off two-finger-tap delete. Also check that no search or filter is hiding it.

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