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Moahunter

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#300565 18-Sep-2022 19:52

I'm trying to post a link on WhatsApp using my laptop. An old link keeps getting posted although I've cleared Clipboard and the only content is the link I want to post.

How to I track down and get rid of this old persistent link?

Ruphus

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#2969924 18-Sep-2022 21:35

Do you have clipboard history turned on? WIN+V to show what's in the clipboard.

Moahunter

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#2969932 18-Sep-2022 22:18

Done that. Cleared history.

Put the new link on there, I can paste elsewhere but when I try to paste it on WhatsApp the same old persistent link gets pasted. So where is lurking and why does it only happen with WhatsApp?

I assumed shutting down my laptop would lose it but it's still there.

It has happened once before and I can't now can remember if I did anything special to get rid of it.

johno1234

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#2969945 19-Sep-2022 06:59

Weird. If you copy something from within WhatsApp does that replace the old persistent value?

ANglEAUT

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#2969947 19-Sep-2022 07:22

What OS are you using?
What key combination are you using to paste the contents of the clipboard?
Do you use text expander services?
Do you have hot keys enabled in any of your apps that use the key combo from #1?
Clipboard surviving a reboot is unheard of.
1. Pinned items in Windows History do survive a reboot
Does that old link refer to a service or app that you use?

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Moahunter

162 posts

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#2969970 19-Sep-2022 09:22

1. Windows10 Pro

2. Ctrl+V

3. No

4. No

The old persistent link is to a newspaper web page.