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Retrieving Old Copy Text

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Did it ever happen to you, were you highlighted and copied something then forgot all about it and copied something else, thereby losing the original copied text?

I was wondering how you can retrieve what you copied first? Does it have something to do with the clipboard?
 
TattooedMac

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Yes it is to do with clipboard but unfortunatly  only lets us access the last one you copied to it. Vi Finder>Edit>Show ClipBoard.

There are a lot of third party Apps out there that will give you the last certain number of copies you did.

If you have Quicksilver installed there is a Plug-in in the App where you can set it to up to 250 last copied

Love Quicksilver Application Launcher . . . .
It is so much more. Does better than Spotlight, plays with iTunes, can send Mail from it, Text manipulator, screen capture and sooo much more.
I have to admit i would be lost without my Quicksilver ... Anyways thats enough as it sounds like im trying to sell a FREE App too you LOL

Cheers
 
McYukon

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Oh well I have Windows 7.
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Well thats a good attitude…
Anyway what your looking for is called a Clipboard manager,
You can use Tattoed suggestion or use ClipMenu.
 
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@Meteora

You've now posted two threads in this forum "Anything Goes" that really shouldn't be here. Please read the Sticky at the top of the forum.
 

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