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Copy & Paste not always working - randomly

Explorer ,
Mar 03, 2019 Mar 03, 2019

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Hi all,

This is a very frustrating bug - around 50% of the times copy & paste won't work. I select an object, press ctrl+C, and then pressing ctrl+V produces nothing as if the clipboard is empty.

I cannot reproduce it as it seems random, sometimes it will copy & paste, sometimes it won't.

This makes working with Illustrator extremely hard.

Might be worth mentioning that copy-pasting from Illustrator into Photoshop resembles the same buggy behavior - it will randomly work or not.

Please advise on how to resolve this.

Cheers

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Community Expert , Mar 03, 2019 Mar 03, 2019

Have you tried deleting Preference?

How to set preferences in Illustrator

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Community Expert , May 27, 2020 May 27, 2020

Is any clipboard enhancing app installed?

Can you try if turning off the SVG option in Preferences > File Handling and Clipboard helps?

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Community Beginner , Jul 27, 2020 Jul 27, 2020

wah... thank you sooo much!!! after all the methods I've tried, finally this "turning off the SVG option in Preferences" method can solve my "copy-paste Lag/Bug" problem in my Adobe Illustrator.

thankyu very much!

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New Here , Dec 25, 2022 Dec 25, 2022

Hi! I have the answer.

I am lucky that in my case I use copy paste a lot for drawing everyday so I know exactly when that weird behavior happen.

I uninstall this 3 program to fix the issue,
- chrome remote desktop
- mouse pointer highlighter
- anyViewer

*I installed those program to setup my tablet as secondary monitor, but it doesnt feel good anyway.

Once I uninstalled all of them and restart my Illustrator all working fine. I still don't know what the culprit is, but for my case it must be in one of

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Community Beginner , Mar 10, 2023 Mar 10, 2023

Here is an update of my issue of copy and paste in Illustrator.
Have switched keyboard, Now using Logitech keyboard and mouse on the same wireless usb dongle.

 

I must say, problem is gone.

So maybe this issue also can be caused by keyboard set up..

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Adobe Employee , Jan 27, 2023 Jan 27, 2023

Hi @ivobachkov,

 

We are sorry to hear about your experience. Would you mind updating the app to v27.2, released recently, and see if that helps?

 

This generally happens due to third-party application interfering with keyboard shortcuts when working on Illustrator.

Would you mind booting into safe mode (Mac/ Windows) and launching Illustrator to check whether the same behavior is happening?

 

Also, would you mind confirming the exact version of your Illustrator & OS installed on your machine?

 

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 18, 2024 Apr 18, 2024

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no

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Community Expert ,
Apr 18, 2024 Apr 18, 2024

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@tpdccm  schrieb:

no


 

Please contact Customer Care and have them check it out: https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html

They can login to your system.

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024

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I don't know if it is wise to let Adobe "login to your system". The last time I had them to that I had to reinstal my whole system. True story. No joke.

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Community Expert ,
Apr 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024

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I don't know if it is wise to let Adobe "login to your system". The last time I had them to that I had to reinstal my whole system. True story. No joke.


By @Alex Venneker

 

Then you have to figure it out yourself. 

Or hand your computer to an outside expert to figure it out.

 

But most probably it is just some other app interfering.

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024

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Why is it so hard for you to believe it is an Adobe problem? A problem they do not fix? 

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Community Expert ,
Apr 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024

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Because it's just not a general issue. 

Many people experience problems with it, but many more don't. Otherwise these forums would be a different place.

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024

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I had the same, with them, told them i had a multi monitor setup, with large screens, they said no problem. They did not solve anything and screwed up all my settings.

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