Where Does Yoink Store Data and Settings?
Yoink keeps prefs under its bundle-ID plist on Mac, with clipboard history and shelf contents managed in-app. No support folder is verified.
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Yoink is a shelf with a secret. Preferences sit in a bundle-ID plist exactly where convention says, with a separate twin for Setapp builds. Everything dragged onto the shelf passes through storage no source documents.
That gap shapes the advice. The plist is quotable, with the bundle inference marked plainly since no vendor page spells the filename. Shelf contents and clipboard history stay UI-managed. History ships disabled with per-app ignores, cleared from Extensions preferences.
Where Yoink stores this, by platform
~/Library/Preferences/at.EternalStorms.Yoink.plist
Preferences file inferred from the verified bundle ID, with a setapp-suffixed twin for Setapp installs. No vendor page names it explicitly. Shelf and history contents have no verified path and stay app-managed.
Frequently asked questions
How do I back up Yoink shelf contents?
Export what matters through the app rather than copying files. The plist below holds preferences while shelf payloads and clipboard history have no verified on-disk home. Clearing history runs through Preferences Extensions inside Yoink.
Which Yoink bundle ID do I have?
Use at.EternalStorms.Yoink for direct purchases and the setapp-suffixed twin for Setapp installs. Both IDs are verified from bundle dumps. Each keeps its own plist, so migrating between editions starts preferences over.
Where is the Yoink Application Support folder?
No reliable source names one. Despite the app clearly staging drags somewhere transient, no Application Support path is documented. Treat the plist as the only quotable location and manage payloads through the UI.
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