NotifyMe - Troubleshooting Guide

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Notifications Not Appearing

Windows Notification Settings

  1. Open Settings (Win + I)
  2. Go to “System” → “Notifications”
  3. Scroll to “NotifyMe” and ensure it’s allowed
  4. Toggle “Show notifications from apps and other senders” ON

Test Notifications

  1. Right-click NotifyMe icon
  2. Select “🔔 Test Notifications”
  3. Choose a test type (Blink, Walking, Water, or Pranayama)
  4. A notification should appear immediately

App Not in Notification List

Application Won’t Start

Python Not Installed

If running from source:

  1. Download Python 3.13+ from python.org
  2. Install with “Add Python to PATH” checked
  3. Restart and try again

Missing Dependencies

If running from source:

  1. Run setup.bat in the project folder
  2. Or manually: uv sync

Check Logs

  1. Right-click NotifyMe icon
  2. Select “📂 Open Locations” → “📄 Log Location”
  3. Open notifyme.log in a text editor
  4. Look for error messages

Settings Not Saving

Check File Permissions

  1. Right-click %APPDATA%\NotifyMe folder
  2. Select Properties → Security
  3. Ensure your account has “Write” permission

Corrupted Config File

  1. Close NotifyMe
  2. Delete %APPDATA%\NotifyMe\config.json
  3. Restart NotifyMe (will create fresh config)

High CPU Usage

Check Running Instances

  1. Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc)
  2. Look for multiple NotifyMe processes
  3. Close extras and keep only one running

Restart Application

  1. Right-click tray icon → “❌ Quit”
  2. Wait 5 seconds
  3. Relaunch NotifyMe

Reminders Not Triggering

Verify Reminders Started

  1. Right-click tray icon
  2. Check that “⚙ Controls” → “▶ Start” shows the app is running
  3. Icon title should show intervals like “Blink: 20min, Pranayama: 120min”

Check Individual Pause States

  1. Right-click tray icon
  2. Select each reminder (Blink, Walking, Water, Pranayama)
  3. Ensure they’re not showing “⏸” (paused)
  4. Un-pause if needed

Verify Intervals

  1. Right-click → reminder type (e.g., “👁 Blink Reminder”)
  2. Confirm selected interval is reasonable
  3. Intervals are counted from last trigger, not elapsed

Text-to-Speech (TTS) Not Working

TTS Not Speaking

  1. Test TTS: Right-click tray icon → Select reminder → “🔔 Test [Reminder]” → Should hear speech
  2. Check if enabled:
    • Right-click tray icon → “⚙ Controls” → “🗣️ Global TTS” should show enabled
    • Check reminder menu → “🗣️ TTS” should show enabled for that reminder
  3. Check volume:
    • Ensure system volume is not muted or very low
    • Click the volume icon in taskbar to verify

No Hindi Voice Available

If you want Hindi voice support:

  1. Install Hindi language pack:
    • Open Settings (Win + I)
    • Go to “Time & Language” → “Language & Region”
    • Click “Add a language” → Search for “Hindi” → Install
    • Download language pack for Text-to-Speech

  2. After installation: Restart NotifyMe to detect the Hindi voice

  3. Use Hindi TTS: Edit %APPDATA%\NotifyMe\config.json Set "global.tts_language": "hi" for Hindi only, or "auto" to prefer Hindi when available

TTS Sounds Distorted or Robotic

File Locations Reference

Log File

Path: %APPDATA%\NotifyMe\notifyme.log

Quick Access: Right-click tray icon → “📂 Open Locations” → “📄 Log Location”

What’s Inside:

Log Rotation: 5 MB per file, up to 5 backups (notifyme.log.1, .2, .3, .4, .5)

Config File

Path: %APPDATA%\NotifyMe\config.json

Quick Access: Right-click tray icon → “📂 Open Locations” → “⚙ Config Location”

Application Files

Quick Access: Right-click tray icon → “📂 Open Locations” → “📦 App Location”

Still Need Help?

  1. Check the logs: Review %APPDATA%\NotifyMe\notifyme.log for error messages
  2. Review configuration: Verify settings in %APPDATA%\NotifyMe\config.json
  3. Reset to defaults: Delete config.json and restart (recreates with defaults)
  4. Reinstall: Try the latest version from GitHub Releases
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