[Solved] Sorry, no manipulations with clipboard allowed on your Mac

Errors are frustrating being in Windows or Macs. Like many error you many receive “sorry, no manipulations with clipboard allowed” on your Mac. The cause of this error is very common, here in this article will learn how you can solve this issue with few simply steps.

Reason for sorry, no manipulations with clipboard allowed on your Mac.

Most of the error or problems appears related to either corrupted files, or the fact your OS has some broken code or any third party apps is not behaving properly. Maybe a bug in the your system can causing this error popup.

Restart Your Mac Device

Restart is the god gifts be it in Mac device or Windows Device. When you do restart, all the program and applications restarted. This way if any program or application is not working properly. By doing restart most of the error like this one Sorry, No Manipulations With Clipboard Allowed will go away.

To restart your Mac device, click on the Apple icon located in the top-right corner, and click Restart, when the drop-down menu shows up.

Use Activity Monitor

If the above solution didn’t work, try to use the Activity Monitor using the following steps:

  • Go to Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor
  • Click on the Search box
  • Type pboard
  • You’ll see pboard under Process Name
  • Double click on it
  • Click Quit.

Now, close the Activity Monitor and then try using copy/paste, this time your will not receive Sorry, No Manipulations With Clipboard Allowed error.

Update your Mac Device

Maybe your Mac Device is missing some important critical update. Updating your Mac Device to the latest version will fix all kinds of known issues. Follow the below steps to update your Mac:

  • On the top-left corner of the screen, Click on the Apple icon
  • Next, click on “About this Mac”
  • Now click “Software update”

If you find any update, upgrade your PC by clicking “Upgrade Now” button.

Now wait for the update to fix now again check if you are getting the error Sorry, No Manipulations With Clipboard Allowed.

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