Photoshop Action and the Clipboard

Question

Hello Adobe Community,I frequently use Photoshop actions, and some of them can run for extended periods. However, I've encountered an issue where the copy-paste function doesn't work for other tasks in Windows, like copying and pasting text or files from one folder to another.It appears that Adobe Photoshop utilizes the clipboard for its actions, which prevents me from using copy and paste for other purposes. I would greatly appreciate any solutions, particularly if they involve a way to separate or address this clipboard conflict.

c.pfaffenbichler · Answer

I understand the text-copying buy why would one involve the clipboard in duplicating files?

What are the exact and complete Action steps?

What kind of content is being copied and pasted in the Action – text, Layers, pixel content, …?

Please post a fully expanded screenshot of the Action in the Actions Panel.

Depending on what the Action performs exactly it might be possible to use a Script instead that does not utilize the clipboard.

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