Not all users know what the clipboard is, but for sure, more than once everyone has heard this phrase. The clipboard in the Windows operating system is a specific area of RAM that is designed specifically for temporary storage of information. This information can include folders, files, or scraps of text that need to be copied from one place to another.
Theory
For example, if you copied or cut out a piece of text, using the combination of Ctrl + C or Ctrl + X, then the information will simply be in a special folder that is intended for sharing. And when you should insert this scrap of text, say in a text editor, then press Ctrl + V. Your information that was previously copied will be moved to a new location, but the exchange folder will be stored until the operating system is rebooted, or you simply do not copy other files or folders.
Search
Now we will discuss the question of where the clipboard is located. Most users believe that the clipboard is an invisible space that simply does not exist on the computer, but in fact this is an erroneous view. Sometimes there is a question about where the Windows clipboard resides, for the reason, when you should find out what is in it at the moment. If you need to look at the contents of the clipboard, then you just need to run the system file "clipbrd.exe". Of course, immediately finding this file is not so easy, especially if you have never visited the system folders, but you can use this address - "System disk: / WINDOWS / system32". Under the system disk is meant your computer drive on which the operating system is installed.
Practice
Let's give you an illustrative example in order for you to know exactly where the clipboard is located. First, copy any information to the clipboard (you can just copy part of our article). Next, go to the specified address "System disk: / WINDOWS / system32" and run the file "clipbrd.exe". You will see that it will save part of the text that you previously copied. For example, if you copied a picture, then this picture would be before you. If you need to clear the clipboard, then in this window you just need to click "Edit", and then select the "Delete" option. After that, you will receive a questioning suggestion as to whether or not you really want to clear it. Choose the answer depending on whether you really want to delete the data that is written to the clipboard. How to open it, you probably already understood, but in order to remember it all, we recommend that you perform the procedure several times.
What is he capable of?
If you regularly use the clipboard, then you need to get acquainted with the wide opportunities for full-fledged work. In order to expand the multifunctionality, we recommend that you use a special program for this work. And then you certainly will not need to answer the question about where the clipboard is located, since the utility is designed to work with it. The program is called "CLCL", you can download it on the manufacturer's website. The program has Russian language, and it is completely free and portable (you do not need to install it on your computer). Before installing, you must unzip it, and then run the application file. When the program starts working, you will notice a new icon in the lower right corner. When you start working with the clipboard, all the information that will get there will be processed by the program. Now for further work it is necessary to find out the answer to the question: "Clipboard - how to open it?", Since with the new utility you may have difficulties. Now we will tell you a little about it. With the help of the program you will be able to get wide opportunities, for example, to store not only the number of files that were copied once, but several copies at once. Say, if you copied the text, and then another file (at another time), then you can find these two files in a special folder. In order for the program to work properly, it usually needs to be set up, but we will not talk about this anymore, since the settings must be made individually. By the way, the clipboard on "Android" works practically on the same principle, as in the Windows operating system.
Conclusion
In order to open the folder with the copied files, you just need to double-click the icon of the running program with the left mouse button, then go to the "Journal" tab. Surely the question of where the clipboard is located has been exhausted and today we have brought two options with which we can work with it. We thank each reader for his attention.