Notes, copy paste doesn't work

I cannot copy-paste from notes to other applications or within the same Notes document. 

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Sep 6, 2022 10:26 AM

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Sep 6, 2022 10:29 AM in response to rogerfederer2000

rogerfederer2000 wrote:

I cannot copy-paste from notes to other applications or within the same Notes document. 



Have you tried quiting the Notes.app and relaunching?


Have you tried rebooting the machine?



I might suspect third party interference if no resolve:


To trouble shoot further you can:


—Test issue in another user (or guest user) account Set up users, guests, and groups on Mac - Apple Support

This will tell you if it a universal issue or isolated to your user/admin account. 



—SafeBoot How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support will sort many anomalies


Takes a bit longer to get to the login screen, does a quick disk repair before it fully boots up, and certain system caches get cleared and rebuilt, including dynamic loader cache, font cache, etc., third party system modifications and system accelerations are disabled.

Login and test. Reboot as normal and test. Caches get rebuilt automatically.


a reboot will put it back to normal mode.


This test will tell you if third party interference; extensions etc are not loaded in safe boot mode.




Uninstall all third party apps that are Cleaners/Optimizers/VPN/Anti-Virus

all known to cause issues on the macOS



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