What happens when you copy the same thing twice in NotchStar

When you copy something you already copied, NotchStar does not add a second row. It removes the older entry and puts the item back at the top of the list, so the list shows each thing once, newest first.

How NotchStar decides two copies are the same

• Text and links: the two strings must be exactly equal. A capital letter, a space or a line break that differs makes it a different item.
• Images: the shrunk copy of the image is compared. The same picture copied twice counts as one.
• Files: the two file locations must be the same file.

Clicking a row does the same

Click a row in the list and that item goes back on the clipboard. NotchStar also moves it to the top, because as far as the list is concerned you just copied it again. A brief checkmark confirms it.

Why this matters

Copying a link, pasting it, then copying it again an hour later does not push older items out of the list. The 50 item cap counts each thing once, so repeated copies do not use up room. See the 50 item limit.

Limits

• Text that only looks the same, for example one copy with a trailing space, is stored as a second item.
• Copies that are only spaces or line breaks are ignored.
• The history lives in memory, so after you quit NotchStar the list starts empty again.

The whole tool is described on the Clipboard feature page.