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Chrome Mac is a bit dodgy, I can not use copy/paste function from time to time, both Cmd ⌘ C and right-click menu. I must reopen it to enable copy/paste again.

OS X version is 10.10.3, Chrome version is 41.0.2272.118

Firefox and Safari do not have such problem.

Tetsujin
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sanigo
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  • reopen or reload ? – Ruskes Jun 15 '15 at 03:40
  • I meant the whole application can not copy paste, all pages. Reload can not fix this. Must reopen it. – sanigo Jun 15 '15 at 03:42
  • Dear @sanigo, first of all, pls, read this: https://apple.stackexchange.com/help/how-to-ask Then, pls, add versions of Mac OS and Chrome. Do you have any specific apps working with keyboard, i.e. Typinator etc. which may interfere with cmd+C? Does your problem appears on any specific pages? Some of them might block copy/paste functionality. – Denis Rasulev Jun 15 '15 at 03:43
  • The OSx version is 10.10.3, Chrome version is 41.0.2272.118, I did not give the versions because chrome has this issue all of the versions I have used, Cmd+C is usable in all apps but chome when it happened. It is not about any specific pages, it is all pages and even i close all pages and reopen. The only solution is quit chrome totally and reopen. – sanigo Jun 15 '15 at 03:52
  • I have install an extension named "Easy Copy Paste", when i can not copy/pase by right menu and Cmd+C/V, I can use the extension to copy/paste. – sanigo Jun 15 '15 at 03:56
  • Just wondering it that extension is creating problems ? – Ruskes Jun 15 '15 at 04:45
  • I don't think so. I installed the extension after I have the problem. It is a temporary work around. – sanigo Jun 15 '15 at 04:51
  • I am wondering whether a single page that disables copy/paste could affect the whole app and all pages? – sanigo Jun 15 '15 at 04:53
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    Hi, Any news on this issue ? I experience the same problem and it is really annoying... – ZazOufUmI Jun 30 '15 at 14:42
  • Same here on Windows. Probably a chrome bug. – Matthieu Riegler Jun 30 '15 at 14:45
  • It seems that the only work around is to install "Easy Copy Paste" extension or reopen chrome. – sanigo Jul 01 '15 at 09:28
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    Now I feel better to know that I am not the only this issue facer. – sanigo Jul 01 '15 at 09:28
  • This is a bloody annoying issue. – a20 Jul 18 '16 at 06:44
  • Similar: Copy and paste stops working – kenorb Jul 15 '17 at 15:56
  • copy and paste not work with chrome 62 and mac 10.12. – bronze man Nov 23 '17 at 07:03

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Only thing I found is to quit and restart Chrome.

W. Kirk Lutz
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I have the same problem with a copy and paste operating in Chrome, but it only happens from time to time, which makes it all the more frustrating... namely, its unpredictability.

I have found one solution that solves the problem quite consistently, it is called Firefox.

Richard Adams
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  • I'm not sure why all the down votes if another browser doesn't spoil copy paste. I get not everyone would switch browsers, but if you know it's specific to one application - you can focus on Chrome settings or an update to fix it. – bmike Jul 15 '17 at 17:19
  • Already switched to ff for my main work. But sometimes I have to test things on Chrome--what a pain that pasting doesn't work! – SMBiggs Apr 02 '19 at 00:49
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This seems to have been a problem for a L-O-N-G time now. Here is a issue from 2009: Copy and paste issues on google crome

While I am not a fan of Safari and I really hate FF, I found Chrome fast but full of issues. My fix? Opera.

It's not great, but it seems to be the best that we've got at present. I am using it exclusively across platforms - OS X, Linux and Windows 7 - and it is very stable.

It's based on the Chrome engine, but doesn't seem to have the issues Chrome has. For example, I have yet to deal with the Cut/Paste issue on OS X 10.10 and Opera.

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  • Well, actually there's another story's being told here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7679531 – poige Oct 04 '17 at 18:00
  • @poige - You do realize this answer was from 2015 and Sierra wasn't released until 2016, right? That's now a new and different issue – Allan Oct 04 '17 at 19:50
  • @… I do realize that people who would start having issues now can find this topic and that's why it's better if they would realize it can be different sort of issue – poige Oct 04 '17 at 20:24
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    That's like saying my car's tire is going flat when its cold, so I just got a new car. – Zlatty Oct 10 '18 at 15:12
  • Still getting this issue in 2020...Unpredictability is driving me mad. Copy/Paste is a crucial function in browser usage. Can't fail on that. Would be interested to try some other Chromium based browsers that do not have this issue. – King Holly Nov 25 '20 at 22:24