Photoshop CS5 Clipboard Issue (Win 7)

[JanGeloen]

I have a copy of PS CS5 installed and i can only paste an image that i copied from before the program was started. When Ps is already started and I copy an image and try to paste it in PS it will paste the image I copied before I started the program not the one I just copied...

It's a pretty annoying situation... not being able to copy and paste once the program is running. I have to shut it down, start it up again to paste the image I want...

Anybody a solution?

I work on: Win 7 ultimate 64 bit - i7 - 8 gigs ram

[J_lovestolearn]

Okay, thank you, and it is exciting as that worked for this text even though it doesn't make sense to me why that should work. Next up, I took a screenshot by ctrl+alt+prnt scr, thinking all would be well again, and of course no, I need to paste in Paint and save a file format to open in PSD. It's just not a normal need, to work around various difficulties constantly due to a bug in a software that cost plenty, without getting a "bug" refund for the ongoing trouble/hassle, IMO. Granted, I use photoshop for tons more, but the inability to use it for the simple things as I have it since 1996, is negative user experience for sure.  😕

[Guest]

The noth_girl trick of screen capture by holding down <Prt_Sc>, then pressing and holding <Alt> for a second has always worked for me, even if PS was being balky. By the way, the text sequence makes sense if you're entering text from the keyboard -- you want to see it on screen, and selecting another layer is the equivalent of hitting enter because you're finished with that text entry.

[boo_radley_2013]

just wanted to add that I've been experiencing the copy/paste problem with Photoshop CS6 all morning. I have none of the plugins installed that have been mentioned in this forum. I have managed to resolve it with a simple fix, but will keep an eye on this issue. I basically shut down Photoshop, then manually restarted it by double-clicking the Photoshop.exe file. For now, the issue is resolved.

The problem seems to have been triggered when I ran a few scripts. The scripts are "copy" and  "paste". These scripts replace the keyboard shortcuts for copy (ctrl+c) and paste (ctrl+v). Once I ran these scripts, the problem began. But I have been using these scripts for months now with no problems. I use other software running in the background such as AutoHotKey which may have been a factor, but I doubt that since simply restarting Photoshop cleared up the problem.  Infact, it required 2 shutdowns and re-starts of Photoshop before I resolved the issue on my end. I'll continue to report on this should the problem persist.

[d_concerned]

Just to confirm I have the same problem, if I remove the "NIK software" folder from my plugins folder copy/paste works just fine and when I put it back it's broken again. I can still copy from web images and paste into Irfanview so it does seem like a Photoshop problem.

Win 7 Pro

PS CS5 12.1 x 64

[cgwarex]

Just very recently - started having this problem on my design workstation Win7 64bits + Photoshop CS6.. and another workstation using Win7 64bits + Photoshop CC.. I spent 2.5 days making research - and one tip left - that it had to be related with a 'plugin'. After many trials and mistakes - I found the culprit: Dropbox!!! There is a functionality that allows for screen captures to be sent to your DB.. I de-installed and removed ALL references in the regedit + application data folders. TADA!!! Issue resolved. Now upon opening a 'new' document in .psd the clipboard is no longer gray-out.

I need to test if - reinstalling DB and NOT the 'screenshot' functionality - will allow the clipboard to work in .psd.

Stay tuned.

[Pasha Kianersi]

To solve this problem run your photoshop as Administrator!