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There have been many posts on how to fix the message Clipboard Error. We couldn't copy the content to the clipboard because its in use by another application.
I tried many of the suggestions:
None worked. I have a test macro that works for several minutes and does many copy/paste, graphics, formatting, etc. It would display the clipboard error at least once every 2 or 3 executions, and often every execution. I used it to test all the posted cures.
What I finally realized is that the application that was using the clipboard and causing the error was Excel itself. Excel was basically not able to keep up with the command to clear the clipboard.
The cure then became simple. Slow excel down by using the statement "DoEvents" right after I issued the command "Application.CutCopyMode = False". And to put the Application.CutCopyMode = False after I was finished with any copy that I did and right before any workbook close command. I've run my macro 10 times and no clipboard error message appears.
Please give it a try.
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I don't have any logitech programs installed and I have the issue. Microsoft should fix the Windows clipboard issue, its their buggy software to blame.
Dear all,
Today I got this error. After doing most step Bob done, as I do not use Macros, tried the basic: Clipboard settings / turned OFF history, and it worked.
My guess was based on several replies about cleaning clipboard. I was getting the error, even if Excel was the only application, and I was running the same Power Query script I use daily.
I hope this simple step could help some others.
I'll give it a try. Having trouble with my mouse not responding. Thanks
I have logitech options installed as well and ive been experiencing these issues lately. Am a heavy Excel user, so its a problem.
I just tried to uninstall and it seems to fix it.
However, the problems likely started with some update since i didnt initially experience this issue.
So found out it's Logi Options+. Someone mentioned it on Reddit, and out of frustration I gave it a try. They said to uninstall the entire application, but I don't have admin rights, so I just Ended Tasks in the Task Manager, for everything but the Logi Options+ Updater, since that requires Admin Rights. Problem went away. 😯
When I came back after my screensaver kicked in, it happened again. I checked and the other two Logi Options+ apps were open. Ended them and problem went away. Just now, screensaver kicked in, problem in Excel keeps happening after I log in. I checked and Logi Options+ Agent was the only one that came back. It also seems Logi Options+ Updater doesn't cause an issue, but the other two do.
For me, it's definitely not the Logi Options+ since I don't have it installed. There must be another program doing similar things.
The DoEvents didn't solve the issue, but
I use the command
MapDstSheet.Cells(InsPos + myOffSet, 1).EntireRow.Copy MapDstSheet.Cells(InsPos, 1).EntireRow
MapDstSheet is assigned to ThisWorkbook.Sheets("XYZ") depending on the situation.
to copy the content from a couple of lines down. I hoped since this is like a 1 step copy & paste, that it wouldn't use the clipboard, but it seems it does. I could try to circumvent it by bringing over the cell attributed that I need, but that would be the text formatting (bold or not, colour, italic or not, plus the cell colour and borders for about 15 cells in that line.