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What to include when you raise a ticket

The handful of details that let us help you faster.

The more precisely you can describe what is happening, the fewer times we have to come back to you with questions. You do not need to diagnose anything yourself — just tell us what you see.

  1. What device you are using, and whether it is Windows or a Mac.
  2. What you were doing when the problem happened.
  3. The exact wording of any error message, or a photo of it.
  4. When it started, and whether anything changed around then.
  5. Whether it happens every time, or only sometimes.
  6. Anything you have already tried.

A photo taken on your phone of an error message on screen is genuinely one of the most useful things you can send us.

This is general guidance, not a guaranteed fix. The same symptom can have different causes on different machines. If you are unsure about a step, or it does not help, raise a ticket and tell us what you tried.