{"id":"junk-yard.why-wasnt-my-big-batch-of-files-captured","url":"/faq/junk-yard/why-wasnt-my-big-batch-of-files-captured","category":{"id":"junk-yard","title":"Junk Yard"},"subcategory":{"id":"capturing","title":"What gets captured"},"question":"Why wasn't my big batch of copied files captured?","alt_questions":["Junk Yard skipped my files","Copied 100 files and nothing appeared in Junk Yard","Too many files Junk Yard","Large multi-file copy not saved","Junk Yard file limit reached"],"short_answer":"A single copy with more files than the multi-file limit (25 by default) is skipped to keep the board quick. Raise it in Settings → Junk Yard, up to 250, then copy the files again.","answer_markdown":"Because it was over the multi-file limit. To keep the board quick, a single copy containing more files than the limit is skipped entirely — 25 files by default.\n\nIf you regularly copy bigger batches and want them on the board, raise the limit: Settings → **Junk Yard** → **Capture a multi-file copy of up to**, which goes up in steps of five to a maximum of 250. The new limit applies to copies you make from then on — copy the batch again after changing it.","answer_html":"

Because it was over the multi-file limit. To keep the board quick, a single copy containing more files than the limit is skipped entirely — 25 files by default.

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If you regularly copy bigger batches and want them on the board, raise the limit: Settings → Junk Yard → Capture a multi-file copy of up to, which goes up in steps of five to a maximum of 250. The new limit applies to copies you make from then on — copy the batch again after changing it.

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Junk Yard · What gets captured

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Why wasn't my big batch of copied files captured?

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Short answer: A single copy with more files than the multi-file limit (25 by default) is skipped to keep the board quick. Raise it in Settings → Junk Yard, up to 250, then copy the files again.

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Because it was over the multi-file limit. To keep the board quick, a single copy containing more files than the limit is skipped entirely — 25 files by default.

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If you regularly copy bigger batches and want them on the board, raise the limit: Settings → Junk Yard → Capture a multi-file copy of up to, which goes up in steps of five to a maximum of 250. The new limit applies to copies you make from then on — copy the batch again after changing it.

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