Clipboard data empty or invalid box

I sometimes have this problem (popup saying could not import because clipboard data is empty or invalid) when trying to paste an Illustrator element into Photoshop artwork. It seems to be because the Illustrator file is CMYK and the Photoshop file is RGB. Creating an Illustrator RGB file, copying the CMYK graphic onto it, and then from there to the RGB Photoshop file solves the problem.

Hi @Amber5CCB, have you tried a Preferences reset yet? That is different from a version update. To reset the preferences of Photoshop manually, use the steps mentioned here: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#Manually If you still have the clipboard error after a reset, please come back to let us know, and we'll see if we can figure out what else is going on.