I've been struggling with an issue lately where disabling Spotlight clipboard history works initially, but the setting reenables itself after restarting or shutting down the system.
I've examined the underlying setting (
This is all on a recent M5 Pro machine with Tahoe 26.6.2.
Notably, this issue was mentioned as "fixed" in the wiki post for 26.4, so there seems to be some precedent here--obviously not fixed for me.
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I don't remember enabling this feature in the first place either, so it seems to have enabled itself initially, and every attempt to disable it fails to stick. I suppose it's possible I might have enabled it at one point just to try out the feature, but I definitely would not have left it enabled.
I also have Siri and Apple Intelligence both disabled, in case that's relevant.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem?
I've examined the underlying setting (
defaults read com.apple.spotlight PasteboardHistoryEnabled) and confirmed the setting does indeed change both when I disable it and when it's re-enabled on restart. I've also tried using Safe Mode when disabling the setting (issue still occurs).This is all on a recent M5 Pro machine with Tahoe 26.6.2.
Notably, this issue was mentioned as "fixed" in the wiki post for 26.4, so there seems to be some precedent here--obviously not fixed for me.
macOS Tahoe 26.4 - Bug Fixes, changes, and more
Release Date ― 24 March 2026 Build Number ― 25E246 Apple Silicon System Firmware Version ― 18000.101.7 T2 BridgeOS System Firmware Version ― 23.16.14242.0.0 New Features & Changes (Found something new? Please press "Edit" on the bottom of this post and add it here) Resolved Issues Clipboard...
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I don't remember enabling this feature in the first place either, so it seems to have enabled itself initially, and every attempt to disable it fails to stick. I suppose it's possible I might have enabled it at one point just to try out the feature, but I definitely would not have left it enabled.
I also have Siri and Apple Intelligence both disabled, in case that's relevant.
Is anyone else experiencing this problem?