Auto delete option after restart

[DerDa81]

Hello everyone,

As a non-programmer, I find it quite difficult to implement an auto-delete function for the clipboard after restarting the device (or the software). Therefore, I would really appreciate a user-friendly solution that addresses the following:

Suggestion:

• GUI Option: A setting that allows the standard clipboard to be automatically cleared:
• Time-based: For example, after x minutes or hours.
• After Restart: Automatically clear the clipboard after restarting the device or the software.
• Flexible Rules for Tabs: A dropdown menu to select which tabs should be cleared automatically and according to which rules.
• These features would make CopyQ significantly more practical and secure for me and likely for many other users as well.

Thank you for this amazing software and all the hard work you put into it! I hope this suggestion can be considered for future updates.

Best regards,
Hewal

[hluk]

Do you mean clearing the system clipboard or the items stored in CopyQ?

For clearing clipboard in intervals, there is Clear Clipboard After Interval command (see README.md for details on how to add the command).

You can disable Save Items option for specific tabs. Such tabs would be kept only in the main memory (and not stored on disk) and cleared after an interval (the unload interval is in History config tab) or after the app is closed/restarted/reconfigured.

[DerDa81]

Your Screenshot github-production-user-asset-6210df.s3.amazonaws.com/38054/389946662-3a644779-c3f1-4f2d-8b00-53816f3eb2f1.png?X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAVCODYLSA53PQK4ZA%2F20241126%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20241126T122821Z&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=ad8ee53d46f603ba95a8e32bb8b52e057f8cd6ff1b84f89c36810240f09caa87&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host Do this setting mean, that everything in the tab will be stored until the next restart of the system / reboot of system? On Windows it seems, it stores only the last 3 Copys. I tried to change the maximum Numbers of items, but it stores only 3 items. Something like this would be really helpful (if it would store such many items which are configured in the "Maximum number of items". Am Di., 26. Nov. 2024 um 13:20 Uhr schrieb Lukas Holecek < ***@***.***>:

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Do you mean clearing the system clipboard or the items stored in CopyQ? For clearing clipboard in intervals, there is Clear Clipboard After Interval <https://github.com/hluk/copyq-commands/tree/master/Scripts#clear-clipboard-after-interval> command (see README.md <https://github.com/hluk/copyq-commands/blob/master/README.md> for details on how to add the command). You can disable *Save Items* option for specific tabs. Such tabs would be kept only in the main memory (and not stored on disk) and cleared after an interval (the unload interval is in History config tab) or after the app is closed/restarted/reconfigured. image.png (view on web) <https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3a644779-c3f1-4f2d-8b00-53816f3eb2f1> — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#2918 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BLSEDGG3PIFIMVMAPTFMDET2CRRPNAVCNFSM6AAAAABSPXDB46VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDKMBQGY2DSMZYGE> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[hluk]

Do this setting mean, that everything in the tab will be stored until the next restart of the system / reboot of system?

Yes, if you disable the Save Items option. But the items will also be dropped when you exit the app or change the configuration.

On Windows it seems, it stores only the last 3 Copys. I tried to change the maximum Numbers of items, but it stores only 3 items.

The number of items can be configured in History config section, and also set specifically for each tab in the Tabs config sections.

BTW, if you wanted to post a screenshot, it does not show in GitHub.