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My clipboard gets automatically erased from time to time.
For example:
I copy some text using Ctrl+C, and then paste it somewhere. And when I try to paste it again, nothing happens. I need to copy it once again.
This happens irregulary, sometimes I'm able to paste the text for many times, sometimes not even once.
I'm a developer, so I copy & paste very often (...), but this is really annoying.
How can I discover, which software does this? Is there any tool for monitoring WHICH PROCESS ERASED CLIPBOARD? Or if you experienced this problem with any software you've used, which one was that?
I'm using Windows 7, and many applications are running on my system, so it is hard to tell which one is causing all the trouble.
Update
Today I've confirmed that the misbehaving application is Visual C# 2010
, and the problem is appearing only inside this application. I've tried to clipboard-monitoring tools as JRobert suggested. It seems that the text is correctly copied into the clipboard
(so the clipboard history manager
can record it) and then the Visual C# 2010
erases the clipboard content for some reason, which leads into "empty clipboard".
So thank you all, I'm now sure which application causes the trouble, and have even found Microsoft Connect
bug tracker about this:
https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/554039/visual-studio-2010-clipboard-copy-and-cut-does-not-work?wa=wsignin1.0
And here is some additional info:
http://alpascual.com/post/copy-and-paste-problems-in-visual-studio-2010.aspx
Now I can just wait and pray for Microsoft to fix the bug.
What tool did you use to determine that VS 2010 is the culprit? @JRobert's link contains dozens of programs.. – BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft – 2014-10-21T18:10:58.770
Might want to check out http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2010/05/06/is-the-windows-copy-and-paste-feature-broken.aspx
– Unfundednut – 2010-07-03T17:37:23.267I've read the article and the whole discussion under it, but nobody experienced the same problem as me. :-( – Paya – 2010-07-03T19:06:22.927
1You don't happen to be using KeePass do you? – BloodPhilia – 2010-07-03T19:53:01.837
No I'm not, but I've installed it in the past, and uninstalled it... – Paya – 2010-07-03T20:36:33.397
why you don't do it the easy way ?
Start by closing the desktop applications you added before this issues comes up, I will start flash/AIR applications and desktop gadgets etc ...
"too much is never too much" – None – 2010-07-03T21:19:10.570
Your problem might not be an erased clipboard, per se, but that another program is putting something on the clipboard in another format. (For example, if you copied text to the clipboard, and a background program copied an image to the clipboard, you'll no longer be able to paste into any text boxes.) If this is what's going on, a clipboard viewer might be helpful. Being able to see what's on the clipboard might give you a clue which program might be messing with the clipboard. – Bavi_H – 2010-07-04T03:59:42.187
@Revolter: I have no idea what desktop applications I've added before this issue, because the issue is appearing random, I've ignored it for a while, but I had my limit. – Paya – 2010-07-04T14:01:28.420
@Bavi_H: It actually seems that my Visual C# 2010 is inserting empty string into the clipboard, I will download the clipboard monitor and try to confirm my suspicion. – Paya – 2010-07-04T14:04:54.470