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Posted on by Geezer 68

Anybody else having trouble with Desktop flows? I have a very simple PAD flow that is used to create time sheets. Runs once every 2 weeks, no problems for months.  Today, I get an error, "cannot copy the content to the clipboard, it is in use by another application....."  Yet another rash of emails about something broken at Microsoft..... 

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  • MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

    Sorry to hear you are going through this:

     

    For future reference, please follow the steps in the link below.  It is common with all RPA systems that updates can cause issues with current flows.  This requires care to maintain working flows in an older version and update each flow as time permits.

     

    Best of luck!

     

    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/power-automate-desktop-pad-best-practices-part-4-updating-annis/

     

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    VJR 7,635 on at

    Looks like this is an Excel error more than a PAD one, because it has been appearing even before PAD.

    Could you check some options related to this error and see if any works. Disabling the Live preview or clearing the Excel clipboard generally works.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/we-could-not-copy-the-contents-to-the-clipboard-it/943415b0-aad5-409a-93e0-831909f08d20

    If not, also search on this error for any other options.

     

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