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Clipboard Managers: The Small Utility That Saves Hours

Your computer forgets everything you copied except the last item. A clipboard manager remembers the rest. What they do and how to set one up safely.

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Copy something, copy something else, and the first item is gone. A clipboard manager keeps a history so you can paste anything from the last hour or the last week.

Windows and Mac already have a basic one

On Windows, press the Windows key and V to turn on clipboard history. On a Mac you'll need a separate app, and several good ones are free.

Keep passwords out of it

A clipboard history also remembers passwords you copy. Good managers skip anything copied from a password manager automatically; check that setting before you rely on one.

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