Remove a screenshot from the NotchStar tray
To remove a screenshot from the NotchStar tray, hover over its thumbnail and click the small x that appears in the top right corner, or right click it and choose Remove from notch. This only takes the thumbnail off the strip. The screenshot file stays in your folder.
Remove one
- Hover and click x. The x shows up only while the pointer is over the thumbnail.
- Right click, Remove from notch.
Remove all
Right click any thumbnail and choose Remove all from notch. The menu shows this item once there are two or more screenshots. It clears the strip and leaves every file alone.
The rest of the right click menu
| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| Open | Opens the file in its default app. A plain click does the same. |
| Copy | Copies the file to the clipboard and takes it off the strip. |
| Reveal in Finder | Shows the file in its folder. |
| Pick or Unpick | Marks it for a multiple drag. |
| Copy all | Copies every file. |
| Pick all | Picks everything on the strip. |
| Remove from notch | Takes the thumbnail off. |
| Move to Trash | Moves the file to the Trash and takes the thumbnail off. |
| Remove all from notch | Takes every thumbnail off. |
Copy and Move to Trash differ from Remove: Copy counts as using the screenshot, and Move to Trash removes the file. See dragging a screenshot to the Trash.
You do not have to clean up
Unused screenshots leave on their own after five minutes. Read how long they stay. The overview is on the Screenshot Tray page.
