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Troubleshooting

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  1. Common problems

Fixes for common QFloat problems: items that show Allow or won't open, a hidden panel, locked items, lost changes and missing link previews.

Common problems #

An item shows Allow or won’t open
Click Allow, or use Settings › Access › Grant Home folder… then Refresh all items.
The panel disappeared
Press ⌥Space, or click the menu bar icon.
An item has a lock
Your trial has ended. Your library is read-only until you get or restore Premium. Nothing was deleted.
I lost changes
⌘Z undoes, or restore a backup in Settings › Backup.
Link previews are missing
Turn on Fetch link previews. It needs a network connection.
An AI app can’t see QFloat
Turn on Allow use in Settings › MCP Server, then restart the AI app.

For QFloat 1.0. Updated October 28, 2026.