Most users don’t want to clear the Clipboard history to create space for new items as they could still need that information. For today, let’s look at how we can increase the size to accommodate more.
How long is Windows Clipboard history?
The answer depends on how you’re using your system. If you’re not familiar with the Windows Clipboard, it’s a temporary storage area for text and images that you copy or cut from a document or program. This brings us to the question: Does Windows Clipboard have a limit? Not really. The Windows Clipboard has a limit, but it’s not a hard limit. The number of items that you can store on the Clipboard depends on your system’s memory and the number of items you’ve copied. When you reach this limit, older items will be deleted or you will get an error. The error will notify you that your Windows Clipboard is out of memory. Occasionally, you will see a message saying 24 of 24 items collected indicating the Clipboard is full. If there are important items, you will have to pin them. Better yet, it is always good practice to run Disk Cleanup so that you are not constantly running out of space.
How can I increase the size of the Windows Clipboard history?
Once you do this, you should be able to copy more items onto your Clipboard. This should allow you to hold on to your Clipboard history for longer especially if you tend to copy lots of data. It is also important to note that this solution may not work on all versions of Windows. If you are unlucky and this method does not work on your OS, don’t worry, we have excellent recommendations of Clipboard managers that do an equally great job or are even better than the built-in Windows version. One advantage is that they have more features and you are less likely to run into a Windows Clipboard out of memory error message. Should you encounter any other related issues such as Clipboard history not working, don’t hesitate to refer to our comprehensive guide on the same. We’d love to hear your thoughts on how this method worked for you so share your experience in the comment section below.
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