First steps · PDigger

Instructions updated for PDigger 0.1.30. Screenshots show the 0.1.25 Mac interface with an isolated demo profile. The spreadsheet pixels come from a public tutorial; example answers and dates are teaching examples, not proof of an AI or live-capture test.

1. Install the app

Download the signed Mac installer. Open the DMG, quit any running PDigger copy, and drag PDigger into Applications. Eject the DMG and open the installed app. Existing history stays on this Mac.

Upgrading existing history

Choose Download update, then Install and restart, or install 0.1.36 over the existing app using the DMG. An already upgraded history does not convert again: the newest 100 records load first, with older work loaded on demand and integrity checks in the background.

Only history from versions before 0.1.27 needs the initial conversion before recording starts. Keep PDigger open while that progress screen works. If interrupted, reopen to resume. A low-space error preserves the original data; free space and choose Retry opening history. The original store remains in a labelled backup for seven days after a verified conversion.

Text, evidence links and document relationships remain. Recent full-size images share a 3 GB limit. Older images keep text and at most one small preview per app per hour. A labelled legacy backup remains for seven days after a checked upgrade; earlier app versions cannot open the upgraded history.

2. Sign in with Google

Choose Sign in with Google and finish in your browser. Return to PDigger. An existing valid session may restore automatically. The welcome screen stays open while PDigger verifies the account and prepares your history.

The welcome screen keeps the workspace locked until sign-in is complete.

3. Acknowledge the public demo beta

Read the notice, tick the acknowledgement box, and choose Acknowledge and continue.

PDigger is currently a public demo beta. Continued use of the service will require payment after a period that has not yet been defined. The requirement to pay may take effect without prior notification.

The beta acknowledgement starts unchecked; read it before continuing.

4. Allow recording

Open your account circle → Settings. Use Request access if shown. In macOS System Settings → Privacy & Security, allow PDigger under Screen & System Audio Recording and Accessibility. Optional Input Monitoring enables keyboard evidence. Reopen PDigger when macOS asks. Granted permissions do not need another Grant click.

Strict password-field checks are off by default. Turning them on can skip many screens and greatly reduce recording and answer quality. With them off, password fields may appear in saved images. Hover over the setting for this tradeoff.

Settings contains recording permissions and history controls; the account circle is at the top right.

5. Start, then check what was saved

Press Start. Keep the work you want to remember visible. Now shows recent saved screens; choose View capture to inspect one. Pause stops recording. Click the recording status to open Recording issues when something needs attention.

History shows recorded work and image previews. Empty or unavailable images are not shown as previews.

6. Find help when something is slow or fails

A circular spinner shows when data or a request is loading. You can keep using navigation. An error’s Details & report… button opens a reviewable report. See how to share it.

History is stored on this Mac. Text, pattern and meaning searches run locally and remain available when AI allowance runs out. AI investigations, answers and media screening use GPT-6 Luna through the signed-in local.pdigger.com service. Windows that need AI screening may wait when allowance is unavailable. Keep the app signed in to use local history.