# \#pavlovia

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## [Experiments not concluding correctly at end / 97% "abort" rate](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/experiments-not-concluding-correctly-at-end-97-abort-rate/47939)

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**Author:** [@Ry\_Batten](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Ry_Batten)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/experiments-not-concluding-correctly-at-end-97-abort-rate/47939 "2026-09-27T00:17:28Z")

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OS (e.g. Win11): PsychoPy version (e.g. 2026.1.1 Py 3.13): Standard Standalone Installation? (y) Do you want it to also run locally? (y) What are you trying to achieve?: The experiment is not terminating correctly, a…

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## [Pavlovia authentication token expires every day – PsychoPy 2026.2.4](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/pavlovia-authentication-token-expires-every-day-psychopy-2026-2-4/47948)

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**Author:** [@Noa1](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Noa1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/pavlovia-authentication-token-expires-every-day-psychopy-2026-2-4/47948 "2026-09-24T10:09:03Z")

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OS (e.g. Win10): PsychoPy version (e.g. 2024.2.4 Py 3.8): Hi, I’m having a recurring authentication problem with Pavlovia in PsychoPy 2026.2.4 on Windows. Every day, when I try to use my Pavlovia project, I get the f…

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## [Cannot edit any file in my own project](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-edit-any-file-in-my-own-project/47923)

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**Author:** [@pankeying](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/pankeying)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/cannot-edit-any-file-in-my-own-project/47923 "2026-09-22T13:10:51Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m the Owner of a Pavlovia project, but since yesterday I cannot edit any file in it. Every write operation fails, including the web editor. Account: @Emma\_Pan What I’ve already checked: I am logged in …

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## [Wakefield's Daily Tips](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/wakefields-daily-tips/43371)

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**Author:** [@wakecarter](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/wakecarter)\
**Replies:** 123\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/wakefields-daily-tips/43371 "2026-09-21T14:27:52Z")

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Run the latest version of your experiment When you synchronise changes to your experiment, you may need to clear your browser cache to see those changes online (using Ctrl-Shift-R, Ctrl-F5, or equivalent). If this does n…

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## [Pavlovia Dashboard error when authenticating the user](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/pavlovia-dashboard-error-when-authenticating-the-user/47901)

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**Author:** [@tobias](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/tobias)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/pavlovia-dashboard-error-when-authenticating-the-user/47901 "2026-09-19T13:59:46Z")

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Hey everyone, I signed up for pavlovia yesterday to run my experiment online. Logging in works. But when I move to the dashboard, I get the following error: When I try to log into pavlovia in psychopy, I get the fo…

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## ["Dancing" Keyboard Problem when accessing pyschpy textbox on Android devices](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/dancing-keyboard-problem-when-accessing-pyschpy-textbox-on-android-devices/34457)

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**Author:** [@Tay\_Swift](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Tay_Swift)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/dancing-keyboard-problem-when-accessing-pyschpy-textbox-on-android-devices/34457 "2026-09-18T19:32:45Z")

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URL of the experiment: untitled \[PsychoPy\] Description of the problem: For the last month, my team and I have been facing this flickering keyboard problem (which we now call the “dancing” keyboard problem in…

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## [Editable textbox in mobile phone](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/editable-textbox-in-mobile-phone/34097)

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**Author:** [@Xuanci](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Xuanci)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/editable-textbox-in-mobile-phone/34097 "2026-09-18T19:31:14Z")

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URL of experiment: painpred \[PsychoPy\] Description of the problem: OS: Android browser: Google Chrome In order to get typed response from participants, I added a textbox from Builder window. It went well locally. Th…

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## [Textbox component keyboard glitch on Android](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/textbox-component-keyboard-glitch-on-android/47909)

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**Author:** [@amccarter](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/amccarter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 3:44pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/textbox-component-keyboard-glitch-on-android/47909 "2026-09-18T15:44:21Z")

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When using a textbox component on an Android tablet, the keyboard rapidly flashes on the screen, rendering it unusable. I initially thought this was an issue because I had them typing with the stylus on the on-screen ke…

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## [Not receiving Pavlovia confirmation email](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/not-receiving-pavlovia-confirmation-email/47907)

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**Author:** [@msbrainscience](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/msbrainscience)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:30pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/not-receiving-pavlovia-confirmation-email/47907 "2026-09-17T18:30:04Z")

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Hi all. I registered for Pavlovia with my university email and have not received the confirmation email. My institution has the Junk folder set to permanently delete after 0 days - this feature is not able to be altered.…

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## [Shared lab Pavlovia login with gmail](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/shared-lab-pavlovia-login-with-gmail/47874)

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**Author:** [@Achyuthanand\_K](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Achyuthanand_K)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/shared-lab-pavlovia-login-with-gmail/47874 "2026-09-14T13:53:53Z")

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Hi Team, We are a group of university researchers looking to set up a Pavlovia account using our shared lab Gmail address. Our goal is to ensure continuous access to our experiments for multiple team members, even after…

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## [PsychoPy unhandled internal error - invalid\_grant](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/psychopy-unhandled-internal-error-invalid-grant/47877)

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**Author:** [@amccarter](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/amccarter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/psychopy-unhandled-internal-error-invalid-grant/47877 "2026-09-11T16:59:02Z")

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OS: Win11 PsychoPy version: 2026.2.3 Standard Standalone Installation? y URL of experiment: Pavlovia Do you want it to also run locally? no What are you trying to achieve?: sync project with Pavlovia What did you …

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## [Pavlovia Surveys: Page-level timers and one-time random assignment without blocks/triggers?](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/pavlovia-surveys-page-level-timers-and-one-time-random-assignment-without-blocks-triggers/47314)

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**Author:** [@AmandaW](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/AmandaW)\
**Replies:** 78\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/pavlovia-surveys-page-level-timers-and-one-time-random-assignment-without-blocks-triggers/47314 "2026-09-10T05:39:05Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m building a study in Pavlovia Surveys and am having trouble implementing two pieces of survey logic. I’m using a survey structure that consists of a flat list of pages. My version appears to generate sy…

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## [Running online experiments for both Prolific and non-Prolific participants](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/running-online-experiments-for-both-prolific-and-non-prolific-participants/47757)

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**Author:** [@deborah.apthorp](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/deborah.apthorp)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/running-online-experiments-for-both-prolific-and-non-prolific-participants/47757 "2026-09-09T21:55:33Z")

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Hi developers & community, My Honours student is running an online experiment involving randomisation to groups (using @wakecarter’s code & the Pavlovia Shelf). We will be using mainly Prolific participants, but I wonde…

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## [Eye-tracking development for Pavlovia](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/eye-tracking-development-for-pavlovia/14667)

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**Author:** [@Julia\_Landsiedel](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Julia_Landsiedel)\
**Replies:** 78\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 7:08am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/eye-tracking-development-for-pavlovia/14667 "2026-09-07T07:08:00Z")

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Hi all, I was wondering whether there are any plans to develop eye-tracking for online experiments. There is existing open-source web-based eye-tracking Javascript code: WebGazer.js: Democratizing Webcam Eye Tracking o…

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## ["Data saving error on Pavlovia (Running mode): 'credit reserved for this session has been released' — 0% submitted, 0% aborted"](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/data-saving-error-on-pavlovia-running-mode-credit-reserved-for-this-session-has-been-released-0-submitted-0-aborted/47813)

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**Author:** [@val81](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/val81)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/data-saving-error-on-pavlovia-running-mode-credit-reserved-for-this-session-has-been-released-0-submitted-0-aborted/47813 "2026-09-06T20:10:12Z")

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OS: Various (participant devices; also reproduced on my own machine) PsychoPy version: 2023.1.3 (PSYCHOJS) Standard Standalone Installation? n — online only via Pavlovia (PsychoJS) URL of experiment: Pavlovia (Running…

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## [Complete Survey logic works in Preview but not in Pilot](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/complete-survey-logic-works-in-preview-but-not-in-pilot/47810)

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**Author:** [@Ekaterina\_Shumskaya](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Ekaterina_Shumskaya)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/complete-survey-logic-works-in-preview-but-not-in-pilot/47810 "2026-09-04T22:50:42Z")

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Hi! What are you trying to achieve? I need participants who fail the eligibility screening to have the survey immediately completed and see a custom “not eligible” message. What did you try to make it work? I created…

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## [Credits will not release](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/credits-will-not-release/47746)

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**Author:** [@deborah.apthorp](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/deborah.apthorp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/credits-will-not-release/47746 "2026-08-25T05:46:25Z")

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Hi developers, I have searched this problem but have not found a solution to what seems to be a bug. I am trying to release 130 credits that I had previously assigned to another project. When I click on “Release credi…

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## [Timer works in preview but not when piloting or running](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/timer-works-in-preview-but-not-when-piloting-or-running/46533)

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**Author:** [@volans21](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/volans21)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/timer-works-in-preview-but-not-when-piloting-or-running/46533 "2026-08-25T03:12:23Z")

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Hello again! One of my students is trying to program an online survey where one of the pages is timed (a 2 minute countdown which auto-advances). Testing things out, I can get the timer to work fine in the preview (see …

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## [403 Error when attempting to retrieve pilot link on pavlovia](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/403-error-when-attempting-to-retrieve-pilot-link-on-pavlovia/47504)

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**Author:** [@RayanE](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/RayanE)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/403-error-when-attempting-to-retrieve-pilot-link-on-pavlovia/47504 "2026-08-17T17:29:25Z")

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PsychoPy version (e.g. 2024.2.1 Py 3.14): Standard Standalone Installation? yes URL of experiment: https://run.pavlovia.org/RayanElahi/gender Do you want it to also run locally? no What are you trying to achieve?: p…

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## [Pavlovia Maintenance Sunday 23rd August](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/pavlovia-maintenance-sunday-23rd-august/47683)

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**Author:** [@Becca](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Becca)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/pavlovia-maintenance-sunday-23rd-august/47683 "2026-08-17T15:59:43Z")

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:wrench: Pavlovia maintenance reminder – Sunday 23 August Please be aware that Pavlovia will undergo scheduled maintenance on Sunday 23 August. :green\_circle: Currently running projects will not be affected …

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## [I'm looking for NIH EXAMINER BATTERY, and I'm willing to pay it](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/im-looking-for-nih-examiner-battery-and-im-willing-to-pay-it/46411)

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**Author:** [@Jiang\_Tan](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Jiang_Tan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/im-looking-for-nih-examiner-battery-and-im-willing-to-pay-it/46411 "2026-08-14T20:20:26Z")

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I’m looking for NIH EXAMINER BATTERY, and I’m willing to pay it.. If you have it, please do contact me.

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## [Survey Dynamic Url issue](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/survey-dynamic-url-issue/43877)

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**Author:** [@caronalex](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/caronalex)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/survey-dynamic-url-issue/43877 "2026-08-11T20:37:35Z")

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Hi, I was trying to use the dynamic URL in my survey. The logic works fine in preview, but when I try it in pilot mode, it never redirects to the correct URL. My expression is: {question1} contains 'canada', but it won…

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## [Error on pavlovia when saving data - unable to save data for a session that is not OPEN](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/error-on-pavlovia-when-saving-data-unable-to-save-data-for-a-session-that-is-not-open/30252)

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**Author:** [@levis](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/levis)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 10:24am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/error-on-pavlovia-when-saving-data-unable-to-save-data-for-a-session-that-is-not-open/30252 "2023-09-27T10:24:25Z")

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Description of the problem: After subjects complete the experiment they see an error that the data cannot be saved with the following error printed out in js FATAL 09:40:43.389 GUI.dialog psychojs-2022.1.1.js:1257 | {"…

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## [Issue with syncing with Pavlovia after the update](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/issue-with-syncing-with-pavlovia-after-the-update/46309)

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**Author:** [@kumarvar](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/kumarvar)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/issue-with-syncing-with-pavlovia-after-the-update/46309 "2026-08-05T18:05:21Z")

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OS (e.g. Win10): MacOS PsychoPy version (e.g. 2024.2.4 Py 3.8): 2025.1.1 Link to the most relevant existing thread you have found: Pavlovia maintenance on 27 Dec 2025 The issue: I am trying to make changes to my expe…

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## [My experiment works fine locally but it gets messed up in Pavlovia](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/my-experiment-works-fine-locally-but-it-gets-messed-up-in-pavlovia/47591)

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**Author:** [@nurozata](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/nurozata)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/my-experiment-works-fine-locally-but-it-gets-messed-up-in-pavlovia/47591 "2026-07-29T08:53:03Z")

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I have had issues with synching my experiment into Pavlovia and had to delete the entire project, change the name of the entire experiment etc. I had to create a feedback for my experiment and that feedback component wor…

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## [Repositories disappearing (but experiments will still run and the data is still available)](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/repositories-disappearing-but-experiments-will-still-run-and-the-data-is-still-available/38226)

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**Author:** [@greerg](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/greerg)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/repositories-disappearing-but-experiments-will-still-run-and-the-data-is-still-available/38226 "2026-07-24T21:46:34Z")

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URL of experiment: with\_reps \[PsychoPy\] Description of the problem: Multiple experiments have “disappeared” from git but still run on Pavlovia. I linked the most recent experiment to show an empty depository. I can s…

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## [Pavlovia media upload fails intermittently for long webcam recordings after recent outage](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/pavlovia-media-upload-fails-intermittently-for-long-webcam-recordings-after-recent-outage/47426)

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**Author:** [@Avisha\_Gaur](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/Avisha_Gaur)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/pavlovia-media-upload-fails-intermittently-for-long-webcam-recordings-after-recent-outage/47426 "2026-07-20T13:37:02Z")

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OS: macOS on Apple Silicon. Original experiment was created/synced on Mac M2; I am currently using Mac M5. PsychoPy version: PsychoPy 2024.2.4 standalone and PsychoPy 2026.1.3 standalone. URLs: Exp 1, synced with Ps…

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## [Various issues with old online experiments](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/various-issues-with-old-online-experiments/47486)

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**Author:** [@ps2](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/ps2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/various-issues-with-old-online-experiments/47486 "2026-07-14T15:17:00Z")

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I’m currently in the process of trying to write up some data from online experiments that students ran for undergraduate thesis projects 5–7 years ago. As part of this, I’m keen to run through the experiments so that I c…

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## [How can I find what jspsych versions are under lib/vendors?](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-can-i-find-what-jspsych-versions-are-under-lib-vendors/47474)

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**Author:** [@nitzanshahar](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/nitzanshahar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/how-can-i-find-what-jspsych-versions-are-under-lib-vendors/47474 "2026-07-13T15:42:28Z")

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Hi Guys, I am trying to understand the stracture under lib/vendors to know what plugins and jspsych versions are fully supported. How can I access this? Its not in the repo and I cannt find it online. Thanks, Nitzan

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## [Experiment results issue](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/experiment-results-issue/46888)

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**Author:** [@purple](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/purple)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/experiment-results-issue/46888 "2026-07-08T13:49:44Z")

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On two experiments I am running (corsi\_blocks, digit\_span) when I download results there is data from participants that are not mine and none of my data is there. I have tried pressing ‘delete media results’ and trying a…

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