How to copy entire Serial Monitor output?

Software IDE 2.x
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problem:
I used to be able to copy some or all of the Serial Monitor contents and paste them elsewhere (like opencalc). Now as I select and drag it automatically deselects portions that leave the screen. Looks like some kind of memory saving trick that breaks a useful interaction.
Is there a way to make this work?

test case:
generate 500 lines of text in serial monitor.
scroll to top, use mouse to select and drag downwards.
copy (ctrl+c) and paste to another window.
also try scrolling back up, everything becomes deselected.
occurs even if device is disconnected.
occurs regardless of autoscroll.

expected:
remember my selection until I click again. allow me to copy my intended selection.

platform:
I'm in 2.2.1 on Windows 11.

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Hello aggrav8d

Use a terminal program like Cool Term to make a data logging simply.

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Hi @aggrav8d.

You were probably using Arduino IDE 1.x when it was working for you. The Arduino IDE developers are tracking this bug in the Arduino IDE 2.x Serial Monitor here:

And a related deficiency here:

If you have a GitHub account, you can subscribe to that issue to get notifications of any new developments related to this subject:

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Until then, the workaround of using an external serial terminal as suggested by paulpaulson will be your best option.

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