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September 1, 2024
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Application Freezes - Illustrator on macOS

  • September 1, 2024
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Hi,

I'm working on a MacBook pro M3 and for a week now, everytime I copy an object, Illustrator freeze for a couple of seconds.

Please help me 🙂

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Correct answer Rick27790179m0jr

Hi, I had the same issue. I closed Keyboard Maestro running on my M3 Macbook and copying/pasting no longer stalled my machine. Hope this helps!

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Participant
September 18, 2024

Hi, I had the same issue. I closed Keyboard Maestro running on my M3 Macbook and copying/pasting no longer stalled my machine. Hope this helps!

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 1, 2024

There are a couple of issues being reported with the M3 devices. o it might just be one of those things.

 

Apart from that: does that happen after rebooting the system?

Does that happen in a new file with a small object?

Do you have any clipboard enhancing software installed in the system?

How much RAM is available?

 

Do you have any of these things running that are known to interfere with Illustrator's clipboard handling:

  • Parallels Toolbox running with the Clipboard History
  • TeamVewer Clipboard > Use Shared Clipboard
  • Apple iOS device simulator from Xcode
  • Windows Multi-clipboard
  • Windows Clipboard History
  • Chrome Remote Desktop
  • Mouse Pointer Highlighter
  • AnyViewer
  • Pastebot app
  • Overzealous antivirus (Digital Guardian) as well as viruses that empty the clipboard
  • Vector Magic

 

Participant
September 1, 2024

I actually had a program that locks the keyboard which also has a clipboard history 'on'.
I turned it off and it solved the problem! thank you very much!

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Community Expert
September 1, 2024

You're welcome!

 

Could you please tell me the name of that app to put on the list? That would be helpful. Thank you!