how to erase or clear the clipboard

ineedamac · Jul 21, 2009, 11:16 AM

So I am enjoying cut/copy/paste. Once I have copied something and pasted it I'd like to be able to erase or clear the clipboard. How do I do that?

Thanks.

csheath · Jul 21, 2009, 11:32 AM

I don't believe you can, I'm pretty sure it saves whatever you have copied until you replace it with something else. You could copy a blank space I suppose

-aggie- · 02:16 PM

Just copy a blank space or anything else you want to overwrite with. Also, turning the phone off and on will erase the clipboard.

Edit: Yeah, the poster below is right, you can't erase the CB by turning off. I just threw that out there, since I figured it would, but should've tested. Sorry!

JROD333 · Jul 21, 2009, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iphone.aggie

Just copy a blank space or anything else you want to overwrite with. Also, turning the phone off and on will erase the clipboard.

Negative... Turning off the phone does NOT erase the "clipboard", and neither does a hard reset.

Small White Car · Jul 21, 2009, 01:37 PM

Just copy something else like the word "the" or something like that.

Even if Apple did put a 'clear clipboard' function in, I'm sure that copying a random word would still be faster than using that!

thep33t · Jul 21, 2009, 01:38 PM

Yea, would be nice to be able to purge it. Might have to see if i cant make a little tool that does that, I really hate the 'Paste' option comming up all the time when i really only need the clipboard for a moment...

Valora · Dec 30, 2012, 10:12 PM

If you want to clear your clipboard download iclear from the AppStore it works and its free, hope this helps

vastoholic · Dec 30, 2012, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valora

If you want to clear your clipboard download iclear from the AppStore it works and its free, hope this helps

Really? 2009?

Jul 21, 2009, 11:16 AM	#1
ineedamac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio	how to erase or clear the clipboard So I am enjoying cut/copy/paste. Once I have copied something and pasted it I'd like to be able to erase or clear the clipboard. How do I do that? Thanks.
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Jul 21, 2009, 11:52 AM	#3
-aggie- macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Where bunnies are welcome.	Just copy a blank space or anything else you want to overwrite with. Also, turning the phone off and on will erase the clipboard. Edit: Yeah, the poster below is right, you can't erase the CB by turning off. I just threw that out there, since I figured it would, but should've tested. Sorry! Last edited by -aggie-; Jul 21, 2009 at 02:16 PM.
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Jul 21, 2009, 11:32 AM	#2
csheath macrumors member Join Date: May 2009	I don't believe you can, I'm pretty sure it saves whatever you have copied until you replace it with something else. You could copy a blank space I suppose
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Jul 21, 2009, 01:37 PM	#5
Small White Car macrumors G3 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington DC	Just copy something else like the word "the" or something like that. Even if Apple did put a 'clear clipboard' function in, I'm sure that copying a random word would still be faster than using that!
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Jul 21, 2009, 01:38 PM	#6
thep33t macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2009	Yea, would be nice to be able to purge it. Might have to see if i cant make a little tool that does that, I really hate the 'Paste' option comming up all the time when i really only need the clipboard for a moment...
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Dec 30, 2012, 10:12 PM	#7
Valora macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	If you want to clear your clipboard download iclear from the AppStore it works and its free, hope this helps
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