I suddenly discovered that my copy-paste function in pages doesn't work anymore.
Then trying in other programs, like copy-paste a file in Finder to another place, doesn't work either...
I simply can not choose "paste" anymore (it stays light grey)
What can I do?
Mac mini, macOS High Sierra (10.13.3)
Try running this command in the terminal. Of course you'll have to type it in.
sudo update_dyld_shared_cache
Hit Return after you type in the command. Once the $ prompt shows, you can quit the Terminal.
Sorry, then restart.
Try running this command in the terminal. Of course you'll have to type it in.
sudo update_dyld_shared_cache
Hit Return after you type in the command. Once the $ prompt shows, you can quit the Terminal.
Sorry, then restart.
You might have installed some unknown apps in Mac , to select a text ( command and A ) , copy is command and C and to paste command and V this works for normal working Mac , you can use https://etrecheck.com/
And post the results so that it would be very easy for all viewing the thread and could help you .
Tried to restart, nothing.
In for example Pages, I select a text, select Copy in the menu and than want to paste, but "Paste" function is not even selectable... So strange, as I used it yesterday and shut down my computer and this morning after starting up, it's as if Paste function is completely disappeared!
Busy downloading your link now, will se what that brings up
EtreCheck version: 4.1 (4A162)
Report generated: 2018-03-04 15:58:25
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 8:21
Performance: Below Average
Problem: Other problem
Description:
Paste function is not working anymore
Major Issues: None
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.
Low performance - EtreCheck report took over 5 minutes to run. This is unusual.
Hardware Information:
Mac mini (Late 2014)
Mac mini Model: Macmini7,1
1 1,4 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-4260U) CPU: 2-core
4 RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 ok
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 5000 - VRAM: 1536 MB
Dell E151FPp 1024 x 768 @ 60 Hz
Drives:
disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 500.11 GB (Mechanical)
Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 - A*******c (Journaled HFS+) 499.25 GB
disk0s3 - Recovery HD (HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB
disk1 - JMicron USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge 1.00 TB
External USB 480 Mbit/s
disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk1s2 - B****P (Journaled HFS+) 999.86 GB
Mounted Volumes:
disk0s2 - A*******c 499.25 GB (48.74 GB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /
disk1s2 - B****P 999.86 GB (122.16 GB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /Volumes/B****P
Network:
Interface en0: Ethernet
Interface en5: iPhone
Interface en1: Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
One IPv4 address
Interface en4: Bluetooth PAN
Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
iCloud Quota: 155.58 GB available
iCloud Status: one pending file
System Software:
macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 (17D102)
Time since boot: About 2 hours
System Load: 2.02 (1 min ago) 1.85 (5 min ago) 1.76 (15 min ago)
Security:
| System | Status |
|---|---|
| Gatekeeper | Mac App Store and identified developers |
| System Integrity Protection | Enabled |
System Launch Agents:
| [Not Loaded] | 9 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 166 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 115 Apple tasks |
System Launch Daemons:
| [Not Loaded] | 37 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 184 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 110 Apple tasks |
Launch Agents:
| [Loaded] | com.epson.esua.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-11-07) |
Launch Daemons:
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-02) |
User Launch Agents:
| [Loaded] | com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-09-28) |
| [Loaded] | com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-08-10) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist (? 0 - installed 2017-11-01) |
User Login Items:
Dropbox Programma (Dropbox, Inc.
(/Applications/Dropbox.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Programma (Adobe Systems, Inc.
(/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Internet Plug-ins:
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-02-06)
User Internet Plug-ins:
ZoomUsPlugIn: 4.1.20446.0209 (installed 2018-02-12)
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player (installed 2018-02-02)
Time Machine:
Skip System Files:
Mobile backups: No
Auto backup: Yes
Volumes being backed up:
A*******c: Disk size: 499.25 GB - Disk used: 450.51 GB
Destinations:
B****P [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 999.86 GB
Total number of backups: 45
Oldest backup: 2017-10-23 14:17:56
Last backup: 2018-03-04 15:23:33
Top Processes by CPU:
| Process (count) | Source | % of CPU |
| WindowServer | Apple | 7 |
| Numbers | Mac App Store | 4 |
| mdworker (15) | Apple | 4 |
| kernel_task | Apple | 2 |
| sandboxd | Apple | 1 |
Top Processes by Memory:
| Process (count) | Source | RAM usage |
| kernel_task | Apple | 508 MB |
| mdworker (19) | Apple | 419 MB |
| com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (4) | Apple | 329 MB |
| Numbers | Mac App Store | 132 MB |
| Apple | 107 MB |
Top Processes by Network Use:
| Process | Source | Input | Output |
| Apple | 4 MB | 27 KB | |
| Numbers | Mac App Store | 326 KB | 94 KB |
| cloudd | Apple | 46 KB | 84 KB |
| mDNSResponder | Apple | 95 KB | 15 KB |
| apsd | Apple | 50 KB | 34 KB |
Top Processes by Energy Use:
| Process (count) | Source | Energy usage (0-100) |
| WindowServer | Apple | 3 |
| backupd | Apple | 2 |
| mds | Apple | 1 |
| launchd | Apple | 0 |
| fseventsd | Apple | 0 |
Virtual Memory Information:
| Available RAM | 827 MB |
| Free RAM | 14 MB |
| Used RAM | 3.19 GB |
| Cached files | 813 MB |
| Swap Used | 16 MB |
Software Installs (past 30 days):
| Name | Version | Install Date |
| 0.2.8361 | 2018-02-25 |
Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):
2018-03-04 15:42:04 pboard Crash
Terminating app due to uncaught exception NSInvalidArgumentException reason: initialization method -initWithFormat:locale:arguments: cannot be sent to an abstract object of class NSString: Create a concrete instanceterminating with uncaught exception of type NSExceptionabort called |
2018-03-04 15:15:49 Dropbox.app Crash
abort called |
2018-03-03 18:58:25 signpost_reporter CPU
2018-03-03 06:20:36 rastertoescpII.app Crash
2018-03-02 14:57:36 Photos.app Hang
2018-03-02 14:57:34 Numbers.app Hang
2018-02-26 12:39:09 CleanMyMac 3.app Crash
dyld: launch loading dependent libraries |
2018-02-26 04:47:47 CalendarAgent Crash
End of report
You are running the latest OS with an absolute minimum of 4 GB RAM - doubling that would help tremendously.
And, you have CleanmyMac installed? Please follow their uninstall instructions and get rid of it. It cleans so well that it also gets rid of needed system files; other than that, it is of no help whatsoever.
And, Minis traditionally have a slow 5400 rpm hard drive which does everything (read/write) about 33% slower than the default 7200 rpm drive in 27" iMacs. I don't know a lot about Minis, so I'm not sure if that could be upgraded or not.
Edit: I just checked the tech specs of your Mini and it appears that not even the RAM is upgradeable. So, you don't have too many choices here; I'd suggest you be very careful and do not have more than one app open at any one time (that you are working on); quit it before opening the next as I saw that apps are crashing - that is usually the case when there isn't enough RAM. Combine that with a slow processor and hard drive and you need to be really conservative in your use.
That will help. There is another option: you could splurge on an external SSD (very fast) and make that your boot drive and run everything on it, effectively using your internal as just "storage". Yours has USB 3 ports so those are pretty fast - if you have Thunderbolt ports, that would be even faster.
Restart your machine.
makes no difference...
how do I share this report?
I haven't used the file menu for this in ages - have you tried to simply use Command + C to copy and Command + V to paste?
Download the report , take a screen shot of report use command , shift and 4 keys and drag and drop the report in the window , once you click on reply button .
Done this but now nearly 20 minutes busy to restart the computer!!! That’s not right is it?
Thanks! Did did the trick of the copy-pasting problem. Now I need to get it faster ;)
Thanks. Very helpful. I understand now why it’s so slow. I’m going to add some extra external drives to keep my computer drive as free as possible. Hopefully that helps too...
Copy-paste function failure
