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๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Experiencing an issue? Our recommended troubleshooting steps

This article walks you through the first steps to take when something isn't working as expected, so you can resolve the issue or pinpoint its cause.

Written by Pauline Bouin
Updated over a week ago

๐Ÿงฉ Essential steps to take

These steps solve most issues and only take a few minutes.

๐Ÿšฆ Check our service status

Start by checking our status page to see if any incidents are currently affecting Didask. If something is already being investigated, you'll be able to follow along there.

๐Ÿ”„ Try a hard refresh

Your browser stores a local copy of pages to load them faster. This is called caching. Unlike a regular refresh, a hard refresh forces your browser to ignore those stored files and reload everything fresh.

To do this, use the following keyboard shortcuts:

  • Ctrl+F5 on Windows

  • Cmd+Shift+R on Mac

๐Ÿช Clear your browser cache and cookies

Cache and cookies store data to make your browsing experience smoother, but they can sometimes cause unexpected behavior. Cookies store session data (like your login information), while the cache stores page assets to speed up loading.

You can start by clearing just the cache. Only move on to cookies if the issue persists, since deleting cookies will log you out of all your sites.

Steps to clear your cache and cookies:

  1. Open your browser Settings

  2. Go to Privacy and security

  3. Click Clear browsing data

  4. Set the time range to All time

  5. Check Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files

  6. Click Clear data

  7. Test the action on Didask again

Steps may vary slightly depending on your browser, but you'll generally find this option in your browser's privacy or security settings. For browser-specific guidance: Chrome / Safari / Edge / Firefox

๐Ÿš€ Update your browser

An outdated browser can lead to slow performance, display issues, or compatibility problems. We recommend keeping your browser up to date. You can usually do this from its Settings or "About" page.

For step-by-step instructions: Chrome / Safari / Edge / Firefox

๐Ÿฅธ Try private/incognito browsing

Private browsing opens a clean browser session with no extensions, no saved cookies, and an empty cache. It's the ideal way to isolate whether the issue is environment-related.

Note that some extensions can be manually enabled in private browsing. For this test, make sure they're disabled.

Open a new private/incognito window, log in to your Didask account, and try to reproduce the issue.

If everything works as expected, the issue is likely related to an extension, cached data, or cookies. We'd recommend:

  • ๐Ÿช Clearing your cache and cookies

  • โธ๏ธ Temporarily disabling your browser extensions

๐Ÿ’Ž Try a different browser

This helps determine whether the issue is specific to your current browser or more widespread, which is useful information for our support team.

Open another browser you have installed (Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox, etc.), log in to your Didask account, and try to reproduce the issue.

๐Ÿ’ก For the best experience on Didask, we recommend using Google Chrome.

If things work fine in the other browser, the issue is likely tied to your usual browser. Try:

  • ๐Ÿ”„ Updating your browser

  • ๐Ÿช Clearing your cache and cookies

  • โธ๏ธ Temporarily disabling your extensions


๐Ÿ‘€ Advanced checks if the issue persists

If the issue is still happening after the steps above, the following checks can help you dig deeper.

โธ๏ธ Temporarily disable your browser extensions

Some extensions, like ad blockers, can interfere with how Didask displays or behaves.

๐Ÿ’ก Steps vary by browser, but you'll usually find this in your browser's settings or extensions page.

In Chrome:

  1. Open Chrome

  2. Click the โ‹ฎ menu

  3. Go to More tools then Extensions

  4. Toggle off any active extensions

๐Ÿ›œ Check your internet connection

A page that keeps loading, is slow, or shows a network error could be a connection issue.

Try:

  • Opening another website to check your connection

  • Running a speed test

  • Switching to a different network if possible

๐Ÿ’ป Use a different device

To rule out a device-specific issue (hardware, operating system, etc.), try reproducing the problem on another device entirely.

๐Ÿ‘ค Ask a colleague to check

One of the quickest ways to diagnose an issue is to compare! If possible, ask a colleague to try the same action on their device and Didask account.

  • If it works fine for them, the issue is likely local to your setup. Follow the browser-related steps above.

  • If they run into the same thing, it may be a platform-side issue.

๐Ÿ’ก When reaching out to support, it's really helpful to let us know whether multiple users are affected.

โš™๏ธ Check the browser console

If you're comfortable with browser developer tools, or if our support team asks, please include a screenshot or screen recording of the browser console when the issue occurs. This gives our team a much clearer picture of what's going on.

To open the browser console:

  1. Right-click anywhere on the page

  2. Select Inspect

  3. Click the Console tab to see JavaScript messages

๐Ÿงน Reset Chrome to its default settings

Chrome has a built-in option to restore all settings to their defaults, no need to reinstall. This can be helpful if issues persist even after clearing cache and cookies, but private browsing works fine.

Resetting will restore default settings and may affect some of your preferences (like your homepage or active extensions).

Your saved passwords, bookmarks, and history won't be affected.

To learn more, visit the official Chrome support page.


๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Which fix should I try first?

What you're seeing

๐Ÿช Cache & cookies

๐Ÿš€ Browser update

๐Ÿฅธ Private browsing

๐Ÿ’Ž Another browser

๐Ÿ‘€ Want to go further?

Unusual interface or display issue

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๐Ÿงฉ Disable browser extensions

Error message or unexpected behavior

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Actions not saved or progress stuck

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๐Ÿ“ถ Check your internet connection

Can't log in to your account

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๐Ÿ‘ค Ask a colleague

Slowness or long loading times

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๐Ÿ“ถ Check your internet connection


If none of the above resolves the issue, please reach out to us at [email protected] with details of the steps you've already tried.

To help us get back to you as quickly as possible, check out our best practices for contacting support.


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