clipboard
How do I clear my clipboard? There is something on it from a previous copy and paste, and I can't get rid of it. So everytine I try to cut and paste, the old cut gets pasted. Help!
iMac (2017 – 2020)
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Launch the Terminal and at the prompt, enter the following to clear the main clipboard:
pbcopy <<<""
or AppleScript copy/pasted into Script Editor, click compile and run:
use framework "Foundation"
use AppleScript version "2.4" -- Yosemite 10.10 or later
use scripting additions
property ca : current application
set pb to ca's NSPasteboard's generalPasteboard()
pb's clearContents()
return
You can even save this as a double-clickable script or application to your Desktop when you want to quickly clear the clipboard.
