How many times have you faced the error “Sorry, no manipulations with clipboard allowed”? We faced this multiple times and scanned through the internet for the answer. We have formulated a list of answers by researching various sources and here is what we think
According to the insights revealed from Wiki(https://www.wikihow.com/Sorry-No-Manipulations-with-Clipboard-Allowed), we have been informed that when such errors are displayed on your MAC, it means that the copy and paste feature is not working properly. The primary reason would be that clipboard glitches are occurring since cache data is corrupted and hence you get the error “ Sorry, no manipulations with clipboard allowed”
How to fix this error
Well, Wiki How(https://www.wikihow.com/Sorry-No-Manipulations-with-Clipboard-Allowed) gives us two quick fixes on how to troubleshoot this error. Since your copy and paste error, it generally implies that your pbord needs fixing and that can be done by following these instructions to solve sorry, no manipulations with clipboard allowed error
Solve through activity monitor
- Make sure you open activity monitor and then press cmd + space and type term the Acitoivity monitor
- Once that activity monitor gets displayed make sure that double click the Pboard process
- Then Quit the pboard by typing Force quit and you would notice that the pboard starting itself. This should solve your issue
Note: If it doesn’t then you need to type the command known as Kilall pboard or sudo killall pboard. This would give you admin privileges and you would start the pboard in its default settings
Solve through Windows server
- Make sure you open the activity monitor and then press cmd + space and type term the activity monitor.
- Once the activity monitor is displayed search for Windows server and then double-click it to start the process.
- Then Quit the Windows server by typing Force quit and you will notice that the Windows server starting itself.
- Now attempt to copy and paste again to check the error has been fixed.
Besides this, there are some other ways suggested by Groovypost and they are as stated as follows. Following this can help you solve sorry, no manipulations with clipboard allowed
Solving through updates
If the above two methods have failed, then there might be an issue with the updates. To solve that you need to check your MacOS for any pending updates and install them. Follow this set of instructions
- Get to the Apple menu and then click on System Settings and then System preferences
- Then navigate to the option which is known as General and then press Software update
- Once the update has been done, copy and paste to see if the error has been fixed
Solving through Mac’s cache
A system that is filled with caches can cause numerous errors. The files can become corrupt if the cache is not cleared and that could give rise to clipboard errors
Step 1: Open the finder menu and then click on Go. Now hold the option key and then press on the library. Once that is done you will see the cache folder.
Step 2: Once you are inside the caches folder delete all files that are inside it. Don’t delete the parent folder of the cache.
Step 3: Then copy and paste again to see if the error has been fixed.
If these methods don’t work there are some methods suggested by Setapp. You can follow them and check if your issues have been solved or not.
Solving through Apple Support
If the above methods don’t work, make sure that you contact Apple support by making an appointment. Follow these instructions carefully
First, select the Apple support page and then hover over the option known as Mac > Apps and software, and then select MacOS. Once done, scroll down and then select the contact heading, and then choose to support through call and chat.
Solving through maintenance scripts
Maintenance scripts are something that run automatically. But sometimes it fails to do so and hence problems are encountered. Follow these steps
- Make sure that you select cmd + space and then type the command known as Terminal
- Then make sure that you type the command “ sudo periodic daily weekly monthly”
- Then copy and paste to see if it’s solved.
Solving through clipboard managers
If you have installed any third-party applications, this would hamper solving sorry, no manipulations with clipboard allowed error. Our advice you get rid of any third-party applications and that should solve your issue
Ending note
We have listed various ways by which you can solve sorry, no manipulations with clipboard allowed error. Note we have provided various sources and their methods on how this error can be solved within 10 minutes. If you still have any suggestions regarding this we would gladly address them in the comments
