How to Fix: "Retrieving data, Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again" Error in Excel

Here's How to Fix: "Retrieving data, Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again" Error in Excel. here in this article you will find the perfect solution for this error.

"Retrieving Data, Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again"
Do you ever noticed the problem when you try to copy data from the online version to anything else on the computer, you get an error “Retrieving data, Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again.” do you find any solution for this how-to troubleshoot this problem? If your answer is No! that here in this article you will find the perfect solution for this error.

Retrieving Data, Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again

Before going to fix this problem, you must know how this error occurred to your excel sheet? 
Mainly this error is occurred due to that;

When you try to open an online version of an Excel sheet, it already maintains a copy of itself in a temporary area of the OS. It will syncs with the online version every time you make a change. Similarly, when you perform a copy or cut, it tries to validate. If it cannot verify with the online version, it puts operation to hold. That’s why you get the error.

Fix: Retrieving Data, Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again.

Coming to fix this error, we have three possible solutions to bypass the 'Retrieving data, Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again' error if not fix it. 

Please follow whichever fix seems more appealing to your situation.

1. Fix by Download an Offline Copy.
2. Deselect whole text and [Copy > Paste] it again.
3. Close the current Browser Using a different web browser.

#1) Download an Offline Copy

To Fix, "Retrieving data, Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again" error try to download a specific sheet via;

Click on File > Download > Microsoft Excel (.xlsx). 

It will download a copy of the file on your computer. You can then edit, and copy text from the file and paste it anywhere. Once the file has been downloaded, open it with the desktop version of Excel. You should then be able to copy and paste without the  “Retrieving data. Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again.” error. If still, the problem occurs with the sheet then try Method 2.

#2) Deselect whole text and [Copy > Paste] it again.

This is the quickest fix for this particular issue is to deselect everything text copied, wait for a couple of seconds then copy the cells again and past them in the sheet. While this is usually effective in eradicating the “Retrieving data. Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again.”, this fix will likely turn out to be temporary. If still, the problem occurs with the sheet then try Method 3.

#3) Using a different web browser.

If all the above methods not applied to fix the “Retrieving data. Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again.” error just tries to close the current Browser open sheet on the different web browsers.

This will definitely fix your "Retrieving data, Wait a few seconds and try to cut or copy again" Error in Excel.

Still, these fixes not working,  or you find any new fixes just inform us via comment sections.