Control how long Paste keeps your history

Paste keeps the things you copy for a length of time you choose, then lets older, un-pinned items age out automatically. You control this with the Keep History setting, and anything you pin stays safe regardless of the limit.

How long Paste keeps your clipboard

By default, Paste keeps your clipboard history for 30 days. You can change this with the Keep History setting in Paste Settings → General.

Choose how long to keep your history:

• 1 Day

• 1 Week

• 1 Month (the default)

• 1 Year

• Forever, to keep everything indefinitely

Once an un-pinned item is older than the limit you set, Paste removes it to keep your history tidy.

Will lowering Keep History delete my pinned items?

No. Pinned items and Pinboards won't be deleted by the retention limit — that is what Paste itself tells you when you change the setting. Only un-pinned clipboard history ages out, so you can lower Keep History without worrying about losing anything you have pinned or organized into a pinboard.

If there is something you want to keep for good, pin it or move it into a pinboard. Learn how to organize with Pinboards →

Clear your history

To remove everything at once instead of waiting for items to age out, click Erase History in Paste Settings → General and confirm. Your pinned items and Pinboards stay in place.

Want to know what ends up in your history in the first place? Learn more about what Paste captures →