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Install and first launch
The installers are not signed with an Apple or Microsoft certificate yet, so each system asks once.
Windows says it protected my PC
Why: Microsoft Defender SmartScreen warns about new apps without a download history, and the installer is not signed yet.
- Choose More info in the blue window.
- Choose Run anyway. The installer starts.
Without a Run anyway button, Smart App Control on Windows 11 is blocking the unsigned app. The Windows download page shows each step.
macOS says it cannot verify Dabadoro
Why: The app is not signed with an Apple developer certificate yet. macOS asks once before the first launch.
- Open Dabadoro once and close the alert.
- Open System Settings, then Privacy & Security, and choose Open Anyway.
- Confirm. macOS remembers the choice.
On macOS 14 and earlier, Control-click Dabadoro in Applications and choose Open twice. See the macOS download page.
Dabadoro does not start on Linux
Why: Dabadoro needs Linux x86_64 with WebKitGTK 4.1 (Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+, Fedora 38+). The AppImage also needs FUSE 2.
- Make the AppImage executable:
chmod +xon the file. - Install FUSE 2:
libfuse2, orlibfuse2t64on Ubuntu 24.04 and later. - Check that your system has WebKitGTK 4.1, then start the app again.
The Linux download page has the command for each distribution.
Sign-in does not come back to the app
Why: Dabadoro signs you in through your browser, then a link hands you back to the app. The first sign-in needs a connection.
- Check that you are online. While offline, Log in waits for a connection.
- Sign in again from the app, and let the browser open Dabadoro when it asks.
- On Linux, keep the AppImage in one folder and start it from there.
Sign-in and sync
The status bar at the bottom left says whether your changes are saved and synced.
The status bar says sync error
Why: Dabadoro could not save your latest changes to your account. They are still on this computer.
- Click sync error to open the details, then press Retry sync.
If the error stays, Fix a sync error shows how to send us the report.
The status bar says not synced
Why: The server refused some changes, so they are only on this computer.
- Click the notice, then choose Try again or Use the cloud copy for each change.
Each choice is explained in changes that were not synced.
The status bar says offline
Why: Dabadoro cannot reach the server. You can keep working.
- Nothing to do. Changes are saved on this computer and sync when you are back online.
Meanwhile, Analytics shows Showing data saved on this device and leaves out changes from your other computers.
Floating timer
Both fixes start on the Timer tab in Settings.
The floating timer does not show
Why: It needs the setting on, a signed-in account, a running session, and another window in front.
- Check Show the floating timer in Settings, on the Timer tab.
- Start a session in Dabadoro, then click into another window.
- If you pressed the eye button, it stays hidden until that session ends.
Each condition is explained on the floating timer page.
The floating timer hides when I pause
Why: Show while paused is off.
- Turn on Show while paused in Settings, on the Timer tab.
Focus timer
Shortcuts and the timer work while the Dabadoro window is in front.
Start focus
Space presses it once a task or habit is picked.
A field in use
With the cursor in a field, Space types a space. Click an empty part of the window first.
Space does not start the timer
Why: Shortcuts pause while you type in a field or while a dialog is open, and the timer needs a task or habit to time.
- Click an empty part of the window, or close the open dialog.
- Click a task or habit on the schedule to pick it.
- Press Space again.
Every key, and how to change it: keyboard shortcuts.
AI Command Centre
The AI Command Centre needs a connection and gives one free programme a day.
I cannot find the AI Command Centre
Why: It opens from Daba, the clock widget in the corner of the dashboard. The widget may be switched off.
- Open Settings, then the Appearance tab, and turn on Show clock widget.
- Click Daba, or the clock, on the dashboard.
It says Limit reached
Why: You used today's free programme. The count starts again at midnight UTC, and the screen shows that time in yours.
- Come back after the time shown. Programmes you applied stay on your dashboard to edit.
A generation that fails does not use your programme, up to 3 times a day. See the daily limit.
The experts or questions do not load
Why: The expert list and the questions come from the server.
- Check your connection and that you are signed in.
- Close the AI Command Centre and open it again.
A programme that finished late shows Open your last programme. See the AI Command Centre guide.
Guide and undo
Two things people look for after the first day.
Show the guide again
Settings, System tab. It opens the guide from the start.
Undo
Shown for a few seconds after a change. The bar runs down the time left.
I want the first-run guide again
Why: The guide runs once on each computer, for an account with no tasks, habits or completions yet.
- Open Settings, then the System tab.
- Choose Show the guide again.
The five steps are also in your first five minutes.
I deleted something by mistake
Why: Deleting needs a press and hold, but a delete can still happen.
- Press CtrlZCmdZ to undo it.
- Or press Undo in the message that appears after the change.