Can't Copy and Paste in Finder

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Can't Copy and Paste in Finder

Hello,

I have the latest Mountain Lion release on a 2009 iMac.

I have recently encountered a problem that keeps bugging me. It's impossible for me to copy and paste a file in Finder. alt+Dragging will work, but CMD+C followed by CMD+V or going through the menus will not work.

Pressing CMD+C or going through the EDIT menu and selecting Copy seems to work, but Pasting isn't possible.

Does anyone have any idea as to how I can solve this?

Thank you,

iMac (27-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jan 24, 2013 2:13 AM

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antrozous Author

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Jan 28, 2013 1:28 AM in response to antrozous

no one has any idea? :-/

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Barney-15E

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Jan 28, 2013 3:50 AM in response to antrozous

Do you have PathFinder or TotalFinder installed?

If not, does it work in another user account?

Does it work correctly in Safe Mode? http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

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antrozous Author

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Jan 28, 2013 4:01 AM in response to Barney-15E

Barney,

Thanks for the help.

I have neither of these apps installed.

After trying in safe mode, it appears that these commands do work! So if I understand well I must look through all the apps that launch when I login so I can pinpoint which one is causing the trouble?

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Barney-15E

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Jan 28, 2013 4:08 AM in response to antrozous

antrozous wrote:

Barney,

Thanks for the help.

I have neither of these apps installed.

After trying in safe mode, it appears that these commands do work! So if I understand well I must look through all the apps that launch when I login so I can pinpoint which one is causing the trouble?

That's pretty much it. Do you know of any other program you've installed that would modify the Finder?

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antrozous Author

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Jan 28, 2013 4:10 AM in response to Barney-15E

Just found what it is!

I have an app called "Get Plain Text" (downloadable on the appstore) When open, it prevents me from copying/pasting files. After closing the program, everything works perfectly.

Hopefully they'll fix this soon.

Thanks Barney!

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