Run/user/1000 problem with CopyQ

I use the (excellent) CopyQ advanced clipboard manager. You can sync it across platforms. Upon a fresh install of the first things I do is install it and sync up my clipboards and tabs.

On this fresh install on Zorin however I browse for my Copyq tabs / clipboards.It's in 'home/myname/documents' and I select it. But then Copyq shows the path 'run/user/1000' has been chosen.

Understand there's another post about 'run/user/1000' on this forum another not very helpful one on Reddit. Neither give any advise on how to choose the appropriate directory.

Would this be a Flatpak problem?

Any tips welcome.

OS: Zorin OS 17.3 x86_64
Host: 4177A54 ThinkPad T420
Kernel: 6.8.0-65-generic
Uptime: 1 day, 36 mins
Packages: 1992 (dpkg), 27 (flatpak)
Shell: bash 5.1.16
Resolution: 1366x768
DE: GNOME 43.9
WM: Mutter
WM Theme: ZorinBlue-Dark
Theme: ZorinBlue-Dark [GTK2/3]
Icons: ZorinBlue-Dark [GTK2/3]
Terminal: gnome-terminal
CPU: Intel i5-2520M (4) @ 3.200GHz
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 4200M
GPU: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family
Memory: 4422MiB / 7823MiB

You can install copyq as .deb package then you need no permissions and it works probably better. When it is installed as Flatpak you should set the permissions with flatseal.

You can install the .deb package with
"sudo apt install copyq"
(first remove the flatpak)

I read that Wayland could cause the problems with copyq. But you are on Zorin lite that uses XOrg (X11) by default, or not? Otherwise if you use Zorin Core with Wayland try to switch to Xorg. Logout and at login click on your profile. Then a cog appears, click there and set "Zorin desktop on Xorg".

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Thanks for your reply. Using Core. Switching to Xorg at login, and removing the flatpak and re-installing as a Debian package worked. Hope this helps others.

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Glad it helped you! Please change the Zorin version in your forum profile so that we can always give you the right advice for your running system.

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