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Ditto is an extension to the standard windows clipboard. It saves each item placed on the clipboard allowing access to any of those items at a later time.

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Prevent Ditto from copying in KeePass

There is an option in Ditto that says Accepted copy application (separate by ;) Include [* ] Exclude [ ] How does the exclude list work? I guessed that it matches the name of the application ...
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how to keep a "permanent" clip in Ditto

I am using Ditto for quite a while now and it is a great little clipboard manager. A while ago, I have managed to set one of the clips (a copy item in Ditto) as a "permanent" one. Meaning, when I open ...
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How do I share my Ditto clipboard with multiple machines on my network?

I'm using Ditto Clipboard Manager and wish to share the clipboard on multiple machines on my home network. I've heard that you can do this but haven't found any help on it.
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Clipboard replacements (Ditto, ClipX) stopped working in Windows 7

Over the past few days, I've noticed that the clipboard replacement application I use (Ditto) isn't working any more. Specifically, it isn't copying items to its list. It still shows the history of ...
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Ditto (clipboard manager): can't set shortcut of Win+<num>. Get “Error Registering Position 1”

Someone made a YouTube video on Ditto (maybe this one?), and that person uses Win+Num to paste items from the list. He put a screenshot of his settings on Google Plus: When I try to do the same, ...
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Ditto Clipboard Send to Friends Not Working

I'm currently running Ditto Version 3.18.46.0 11-8-12 and Windows 8.1 on two computers. Both of the computers are on the same network and have stack IP Addresses. I have tried both using Ip addresses ...
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Formatting not retained in paste from Ditto (clipboard manager). Plain text pasted instead

I'm trying to use Ditto on the Ditto documentation. If I were to copy the table of contents, then paste it (without Ditto) to the word processor, I get https://i.stack.imgur.com/3Pzo6.png, and the ...
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Ditto clipboard manager for multiple copy and paste

I'm using Ditto to copy+paste a huge form into another software and it comes handy to paste the last 10 data entries. However, I would like to know if it is possible to paste all the entries in the ...
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Simple way to load/save clipboard to tempfile w/hotkey

Is there any app for Windows that can literally save the current contents of the clipboard to a specific tempfile with predefined and unchanging filename without prompting when one key combo gets ...
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How to prevent Ditto clipboard manager from saving text copied in KeepPassXC?

I'm using Ditto to extend the native Windows' clipboard. I would like it to not save the text I copy in KeePassXC. I've already found this question and tried adding KeePassXC.exe (as listed in the ...
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How should I prevent Ditto from copying passwords from Bitwarden Firefox extension?

I've known Ditto to be working well until passwords I copied started appearing. I use BitWarden (premium) and I find the hash values inside the ditto clipboard list. I use windows 10. And I mostly ...
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Ditto (clipboard manager) troubleshooting in Windows 7

Is there a way to make ditto paste text instantly on enter click after selection on Windows 7? My flow is : Bring ditto by clicking Ctrl+' Select desired text. Press ENTER key on keyboard. Now I ...
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Can I use ditto on OS X to sync two folders on the same machine?

Is it possible to use the command line utility ditto to keep two folders in sync on a single OS X machine? In other words, does ditto copy only changed files from the source, and delete removed files ...
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How can I search for a past clipboard item in Ditto based on the time it was placed in the clipboard (= saved in Ditto)?

Ditto is a program that saves each item placed on the clipboard allowing access to any of those items at a later time. How can I search for a past clipboard item in Ditto based on the time it was ...
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Windows 10 - Metro/Windows Store App - Start as administrator on start up

I'm using a program called Ditto as a clipboard manager. It works really well for everything except applications running as administrators. I then get the following error: The requested operation ...
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How to prevent admin login popup when using Ditto

I use Ditto for managing copy paste on Windows. My issue is when I double click on an item on the list, I get often the Windows login popup requesting admin credentials. I do not know if I have to run ...
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Copy only *.h files with subfolders structure bash

I need to write a script to copy only *.h files with saving the folder structure: now it looks like this: cd "${SRCROOT}" echo 'Copying Cocos Headers into Framework..' cd .. for H in `find ./...
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How to use Automator to give a GUI to ditto?

How do I create an Automator workflow, service or folder action to use ditto. The intention here is to use ditto to merge folders and/or files avoiding the unacceptable Finder's behavior of replacing ...
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Why Ditto clipboard manager lost the last entry when I open a photo in Windows?

When I click on a photo to open it, (regardless of the location of the PC), the photo opens in the "Snip & Sketch" app and is copied to Ditto. I removed CF_DIB from Ditto's settings, and ...
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After upgrading to Skype 8.25, ditto always crashes when Skype is launched. Why?

After upgrading to Skype 8.25, ditto always crashes when Skype is launched. Why? I use Skype 8.25 with Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate. I didn't have such issues before upgrading from Skype 7 to Skype 8....
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How do I to modify Automator Service ditto command?

Using and Automator Service and an AppleScript that is redly available and exists on this thread of but a "GUI" around ditto. The solution works well, however, I am not getting the behavior I expected....
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Double-clicking Ditto clipboard manager clip doesn't always paste it in active window (Solved – Wait 2 seconds)

If you double-click a Ditto clipboard manager clip, it should paste it into the currently active window. Sometimes, I would notice that it would activate and paste it to the wrong window.
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Are there some clipboard managers for Windows 7 that I can configure so the clipboard history window stay on top? [closed]

I would like to have a clipboard manager for Windows 7 that I can configure so the clipboard history window stay on top. E.g. with Ditto, the clipboard history window looks like this (but AFAIK doesn'...
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How can I make a keyboard shortcut for the ditto command in OSX Finder?

The title should make it clear what I'm after but essentially I'd like a way to press command+some key to set up a ditto command for merging files and folders rather than obliterating and replacing ...
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How can I view the content of images when accessed via "Delete Clip Data" in Ditto?

I saw some large image in my clipboard history managed by the Ditto program, when clicking on Delete Clip Data: How can I view the content of these images?
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How can I configure Ditto so that it always pastes the plaintext of the selected clip?

I found Text Only Paste but it doesn't seem to work and anyway likely doesn't apply to clips that aren't the last saved clip: I use Ditto with Microsoft Windows 10.
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Why copying a text box in Adobe Acrobat XI Pro does not appear in Ditto's clipboard history?

When I editing the content of a PDF using Adobe Acrobat XI Pro, I noticed that when I copy a text box object, it does not appear in Ditto's clipboard history. Why? To edit the content of a PDF I use ...
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How can I remove the images but not the texts from the Ditto clipboard history?

I use Ditto on Windows. My ditto history file is over 100 GB: I'd like to reduce its size. How can I remove the images but not the texts from the Ditto clipboard history?
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OSX - Ditto Compressing Command and Filename Suffix

I want to run this command but also have it so that the filename has a suffix that either increments or even better, I would love for it to have the date. Eg: output_zip_directory_2022-01-21.zip This ...
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How can I force Ditto to paste the selected clipboard item to the currently active window?

How can I force Ditto to paste the selected clipboard item to the currently active window? For example, I select the clipboard #8 (cadium): I would like it to be pasted to the currently active ...
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